Last Name JACKS

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Meaning	The son of John, from nickname Jack. It seems probable that for a short period after Jack was becoming the nickname for John, robbing James of the distinction, Jakes with an 's' answered for Jacques or Jacobus, and Jake or Jack without an 's' for John.

Origin	English, Jewish

Rank	5,268 (2000 US census)	3,796 (1990 US census)

Count	6,077 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.92%, or 4978 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
13.87%, or 843 total occurrences, as black,
0.33%, or 20 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.91%, or 55 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.61%, or 98 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.37%, or 83 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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