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jakes/jacques origons of the name

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Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 22 Nov 2006 12:51

do any of you good folk were the name came from,ive traced linage back to st neots and gamliingay 1790/1800 were its still jakes .in the north west durham coalfields it was changed to jacques about 1890. possibly anglised from jeakess or what ever if originated in holland from ancestors comming over to drain fens 1700s. there again belgium walloons any tips or clues,much appriciated geoff jacques

Sandra

Sandra Report 22 Nov 2006 13:39

Hello... I have got a Dictionary of Surnames,which seems to show both Jakes and Jacques are forms of the surname Jack. JACK 1. Scots and English: from the OF given name Jacques,the usual Fr. form of Latin Jacobus JACOB. 2. Scots and English:from a pet form of John,probably a borrowing of Low Ger. and Du. pet forms Jankin and Jackin,which are from Jan (cf.Jane) + the dim. suffix -kin. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Anglicization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames. Then it goes on to list numerous variations,including... Jake,Jagg,Ja(c)ques,Jaquith. Jacks,Jaggs,Jakes,Jackson,Jagson...etc,etc Don't know if this has been of any help! The books full of abbreviations,so I copied it as I saw it for you to decipher for yourself! Sandra. xxx

dylan

dylan Report 22 Nov 2006 14:54

hi geoffrey jacques was originally a name that came over from france with the normans. in much the same way that surnames such as williams, johns, etc. came from people whose forenames were originally william or john, so jacques is the same. i have included a link so you can read a more detailed explaination: www.houseofnames.com/ by the way, i have some jaques/jacques in my family from the north east (originally from yorkshire but ended up in bishop auckland). email me if you want. scott ps. the full link doesn't seem to be working. just type 'jacques' into the search bit of the link. i have updated this message at least half a dozen times now!! the link is www.houseofnames(dot)com

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An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 22 Nov 2006 17:35

Pamela Please do not be offended if I say that House Of Names is not a particularly reliable source for the origin of surnames - although they may be quite correct in this case, I woild want to confirm it from a more scholarly source, shall we say. OC