Jacobs is a patronymic medieval surname. Its origin is from the given name Jacob, derived from the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language personal name Yaakov, from the Hebrew word akev ("heel"). It is a common in English speaking countries. There are many variant spellings. The first record of the surname is in 1244 in the "Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia". People with the surname Jacobs include:
A. J. Jacobs (born 1968), American journalist and author
Abe Jacobs (born 1938), New Zealand professional wrestler
Adolph Jacobs (1939–2014), American guitar player
Adrian Jacobs (born 1980), South African rugby player
Alan Jacobs (born 1958), American film director and screenwriter
Aletta Jacobs (1854–1929), Dutch physician, feminist and pacifist
Alfred Jacobs (1897–1976), Australian activist for civil liberties and Aboriginal rights
Allan Jacobs, urban designer, planner and writer
Alma Smith Jacobs (1916–1997), American librarian
Andreas Jacobs (born 1963), German businessman
Andy Jacobs (born 1952), British sports radio personality
Anja Jacobs (born 1974), German film director
Anthony Jacobs, Baron Jacobs (born 1931), British businessman and politician
Ariël Jacobs (born 1953), Belgian football player and manager
Arnold Jacobs (1892–1974), Argentine cricketer
Arnold Jacobs (1915–1998), American orchestral tuba player
Art Jacobs (1902–1967), American baseball pitcher
Arthur Jacobs (1922–1996), English musicologist
Arthur I. Jacobs (1858–1918), American drill-chuck innovator
Arthur P. Jacobs (1922–1973), American film producer
de:Bárbara Jacobs (born 1947), Mexican writer
Ben Jacobs (born 1982), Australian rugby player
Ben Jacobs (born 1988), American football player
Ben Jacobs (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Benjamin R. Jacobs (1879–1963), American biochemist
Bert Jacobs (1941–1999), Dutch football player and manager
Beverley Jacobs, Canadian First Nation lawyer and activist
Bobby Jacobs (born 1965), Dutch bassist and composer for the prog-rock group Focus
Blair Jacobs (born 1970), English radio presenter
Brad Jacobs (born 1985), Canadian curler
Brandon Jacobs (born 1982), American football player
Bruce Jacobs (born 1964), American talk radio host
Bruce Jacobs (born 1975), South African field hockey player
C. Scott Jacobs, American communication theorist
Cameron Jacobs (born 1989), South African rugby player
Carol Jacobs (born c. 1950), American board game (reversi) player
Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter
Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904–1974), American photographer
Charles Jacobs (born 1970) American judge
Charlotte Jacobs (1847–1916), Dutch feminist and pharmacist
de:Charly Jacobs (1948–2013), Belgian footballer
Chris Jacobs (actor), American co-host of Discovery Channel television show Overhaulin'
Chris Jacobs (born 1964), American swimmer
Christian Jacobs (born1972), American musician, television producer and actor
Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher
Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter
Dan Jacobs (born 1942), American jazz trumpeter
Dan Jacobs (born 1982), American metal guitarist with the band Atreyu
Daniel Jacobs (born 1987), American professional boxer
Danny Jacobs (born 1968), American voice actor
Danny Jacobs (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
David Jacobs (1888–1976), Welsh sprinter
David Jacobs (c. 1973–2008), American personal trainer, convicted steroid dealer and informant
David Jacobs (born 1977), Indonesian table tennis player
Debbie Jacobs (born 1955), American disco singer
Dennis Jacobs (born 1944), American judge
Dolly Jacobs (born 1957), American circus aerialist
Edgar P. Jacobs (1904–1987), Belgian comic book writer and artist
Édouard Jacobs (1851–1925), Belgian cellist
Elizabeth Jacobs (1903–1983), American anthropologist
Elsy Jacobs (1933–1988), Luxembourgian road bicycle racer
Elmer F. Jacobs (born 1945), American architect
Ethel D. Jacobs (1910–2001), American racehorse owner/breeder
Ferdinand Jacobs (c. 1713–1783), English Hudson's Bay Company officer
Ferne Jacobs (born 1942), an American fiber artist
Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (1836–1886), American (New York) politician and Union Army general
Francis Jacobs (born 1939), British jurist
Franklin Jacobs (born 1957), an American high jumper
Friedrich Jacobs (1764–1847), German classical scholar
Gary Jacobs (born 1952), American television comedy writer and producer
Gary Jacobs (born 1965), Scottish boxer
George Jacobs, Sr. (c. 1620–1692), hanged for witchcraft in Salem witch trials
George Jacobs (1877–1945), American inventor
George W. "Doc" Jacobs (died 1968), American basketball coach
Georges Jacobs (born 1940), Belgian businessman
Gerald Jacobs, British author
Gillian Jacobs (born 1982), American actress
Glenn Jacobs (born 1967), American professional wrestler better known as Kane
Graeme Jacobs (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
Hans Jacobs (1907–1994), German sailplane designer and pioneer
Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813–1897), African-American writer and abolitionist
Harry Jacobs (fl. 1904), American tug of war athlete
Harry Jacobs (born 1937), American football player
Heidi Hayes Jacobs (born 1948), American educator and businesswoman
Helen Jacobs (1908–1997), American tennis player
Helene Jacobs (1906–1993), German Resistance member
fr:Henri Jacobs (1864–1935), Belgian architect
Henry Jacobs (1824–1901), first Dean of Christchurch, New Zealand
Henry Jacobs (born 1924), American sound artist and humorist
Henry Eyster Jacobs (1844–1911), American religious figure and writer
Herbert Jacobs, (1903-1987), American journalist and inventor of Jacobs Method for Crowd Measurement
Hirsch Jacobs (1904–1970), American horse trainer
Howard Jacobs, American sports lawyer
Irwin M. Jacobs (born 1933), American co-founder of Qualcomm
Israel Jacobs (1726–1796), colonial Pennsylvania politician
Jack Jacobs (1919–1974), American and Canadian football player
Jack H. Jacobs, Medal of Honor recipient
Jaco Jacobs (born 1980), South African children's book author
Jacob Jacobs (1812–1879), Belgian painter
Jacob Jacobs (1890–1977), Yiddish theater and vaudeville director, producer, etc.
James Jacobs, American game designer
James B. Jacobs (born 1947), American law professor
Jane Jacobs (1916–2006), American-Canadian urbanist
Jane Jacobs (born 1924), American baseball pitcher
Jane M. Jacobs (born 1958), Australian geographer
Janice L. Jacobs (born 1946), American Foreign Service Officer
Jay Jacob (1911–2013), American founder of Jay Jacobs clothing retailer
Jay Jacobs (born 1938), American sports announcer
Jay Jacobs (born 1953), American politician
Jay Jacobs (born c. 1964), American athletic director
Jean-Charles Jacobs (1821–1907), Belgian physician and entomologist
Jerry A. Jacobs (born 1955), American sociologist
Jill Jacobs (born 1951), American educator and wife of Vice President Joe Biden
Jill Jacobs (born 1975), American Conservative rabbi
Jim Jacobs (born 1942), American composer, lyricist, and writer
Jimmy Jacobs (1930–1988), American handball player and boxing manager
Jimmy Jacobs (born 1984), American professional wrestler
Joan Jacobs Brumberg (born 1944), American social historian
Jochem Jacobs (born 1977), Dutch guitarist, producer and recording engineer
Joe Jacobs (born 1970), American Arena Football league player
Joe Jacobs (actor) (born 1983), English actor
John Jacobs (1925–2017), English golfer
John Jacobs (born 1945), American golfer
John Jacobs (1947–1997), American student and anti-war activist
John Jacobs, American evangelist and bodybuilder
John C. Jacobs (1838–1894), New York politician
John Henry Jacobs (1847–1934), American sandstone industrialist
Johnny Jacobs (1916–1982), American television announcer
Jon Jacobs, British actor and entrepreneur
Jos Jacobs (born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer
Josef Jacobs (1894–1978), German pilot
Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916), Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian
Joseph J. Jacobs (1916–2004), American engineer and businessman
Julian Jacobs (born 1937), American judge
Julian Jacobs (born 1994), American basketball player
June Jacobs, British Jewish peace activist
Kate Jacobs (born 1959), American singer-songwriter
Katie Jacobs Stanton (born 1969), American businesswoman, head of international strategy at Twitter
Keaghan Jacobs (born 1989), South African footballer
Ken Jacobs (born 1933), American experimental filmmaker
Kenneth Jacobs (born 1917), Australian judge
Kenneth M. Jacobs (born c. 1958), American businessman, CEO of Lazard
Klaus Johann Jacobs (1936–2008), German-born Swiss billionaire
Kristin Jacobs (born 1959), American politician, mayor of Broward County, Florida
Kyle Jacobs (born 1973), American country musician and songwriter
Kyle Jacobs (born 1991), South African footballer
L. Rowley Jacobs, itinerant American portrait painter
Laura Jacobs, American novelist, journalist, and dance critic
Laura Ann Jacobs, (born 1960) American sculptor and mixed media artist
Lawrence Jacobs (born 1955), American News Corporation executive and lawyer
Leighshe Jacobs (born 1985), South African cricketer
Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (born 1997), Namibian tennis player
Lewis Jacobs (1904–1997), American author, director and publisher
Lionel M. Jacobs ( 1842–1922), American businessman and politician
Lodewijk Jacobs (born 1951), Dutch sprint canoer
Lohan Jacobs (born 1991), South African rugby player
Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), American circus clown
Louis Jacobs (1920–2006), British Orthodox rabbi
Louis L. Jacobs (born 1948), American vertebrate paleontologist
Manis Jacobs (1782–1839), Dutch-born rabbi in New Orleans
Marc Jacobs (born 1963), American fashion designer
Margaret D. Jacobs (born 1963), American historian
Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 1950), politician from Luxembourg
Marion Walter Jacobs (Little Walter') (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
nl:Marius Jacobs (1929–1983), Dutch botanist
Mark Jacobs (born 1951), American writer and diplomat
Mark Jacobs, American video game executive
Mark Jacobs, American documentary maker
Mary Frick Garrett Jacobs (1851–1936), American socialite, philanthropist, and art collector.
Matthew Jacobs (born 1985), English-born rugby player
Michael Jacobs (born 1952), travel and arts writer
Michael Jacobs (producer) (born 1955), American producer and playwright
Michael Jacobs (born 1991), English footballer
Michael J. Jacobs (born 1952), English photojournalist
Mike Jacobs (1877–1949), American baseball player
Mike Jacobs (1880–1953), American boxing promoter
Mike Jacobs (born 1960), American (Illinois) politician
Mike Jacobs (born c. 1976), American (Georgia) politician
Mike Jacobs (born 1980), American baseball player
Nancy Jacobs (born 1951), American (Maryland) politician
Nat Jacobs (born 1939), English boxer
Noel Jacobs (1898–1977), English commander in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Olu Jacobs (born 1942), Nigerian actor
Onno Jacobs (born 1964), Dutch businessman associated with FC Feyenoord
Orange Jacobs (1827–1914), American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician
Otto Jacobs (1889–1955), American baseball catcher
Parker Jacobs (born 1975), American musician and graphic designer
Patricia Jacobs (born 1934), British geneticist
Patti Ruffner Jacobs (1875–1935), American suffragist
Paul Jacobs (1894–1973), Canadian First Nation hockey player
Paul Jacobs (1918–1978), American activist
Paul Jacobs (born 1949), Flemish author
Paul Jacobs (born 1977), American organist
Paul Jacobs (1930–1983), American pianist
Paul E. Jacobs (born 1962), American Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm
Paul Emil Jacobs (1802–1866), German painter
Paul Ross Jacobs (born 1950), American composer and musician
Pete Jacobs (1899-c.1952), American jazz drummer
Pete Jacobs (born 1981), Australian triathlete
Peter Jacobs (born 1938), British fencer
Peter Jacobs (lacrosse) (born 1973), American lacrosse player
Petrus Jacobs (1910–1967), South African military commander
Pieter Jacobs (born 1986), Belgian road bicycle racer
Pim Jacobs (1934–1996), Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter
Quinton Jacobs (born 1979), Namibian footballer
Regina Jacobs (born 1963), American middle distance runner
René Jacobs (born 1946), Belgian conductor and countertenor
Sir Roland Ellis Jacobs (1891–1981), South Australian businessman
Richard Jacobs (1925–2009), American businessman
Richard Jacobs (born 1956), American Reform rabbi
Ridley Jacobs (born 1967), Antiguan cricketer
Rob Jacobs (born 1943), Dutch football player and manager
Robert Nelson Jacobs (born 1954), American screenwriter
Rodger Jacobs (born 1959), American writer
Ron Jacobs (1928–2002), English rugby player
Ron Jacobs (born 1937), American broadcaster
Ron Jacobs (born 1942), American basketball coach
Rusty Jacobs (born 1967), American film actor
de:Ruud Jacobs (born 1938), Dutch jazz-bassist and music producer
Sam Jacobs (born 1938), American Roman Catholic bishop
Sam Jacobs (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
S. J. Jacobs, Samuel Joshua Jacobs (1853–1937), South Australian businessman
Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Canadian lawyer and politician
Sean Divine Jacobs (born 1976), American rapper
Simeon Jacobs (1839–1885), South African judge
Simmone Jacobs (born 1966), British sprinter
Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), English rabbi
Steve Jacobs (born 1967), Australian actor
Steven Jacobs (born 1967), Australian television presenter and actor
Steven Jacobs (born 1987), Belgian footballer
Steven L. Jacobs (born 1947), American historian
Stijn J.W. Jacobs (born 1977), Belgian
Stu Jacobs (born 1965), New Zealand footballer
Susan S. Jacobs (born c. 1945), American diplomat and children's rights activist
Thomas M. Jacobs (born 1926), American Nordic skier
Thornwell Jacobs (1877–1956), American educator, author, and Presbyterian minister.
Tim Jacobs (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
Tommy Jacobs (born 1935), American golfer
Tramain Jacobs (born 1992), American football player
Trevor Jacobs (born 1946), English footballer
W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943), English author
Walter Jacobs (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
Walter Abraham Jacobs (1883–1967), American chemist
Washington Michael Jacobs (1828–1899), American miner
Wayne Jacobs (born 1969), English footballer and football coach
Werner Jacobs (1909–1999), German film director
Wilfred Jacobs (1919–1995), Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
William H. Jacobs (1831–1882), German-born American legislator and banker
Zina Jacobs (1821–1901), American Mormon pioneer
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