Around the globe, Jacobs (Jacobs 
, Джейкобс 
, ג'ייקובס 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Jacobs is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Nigeria, and Burundi, where it is a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Belgium, and South Africa. Predominantly, Jacobs is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jacobs | Germany, Belgium, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States |
| Джейкобс | Russia, Ukraine |
| ג'ייקובס | Israel |
Fritaa, Jacob, Jacobi, Jacobsen, Jacobus, Jacques, Jakob, Jakobi, Jakobs, James, Merdaa, Santiago, Ζακ, Джакоби, Джейкоб, Джеймс, Джекобс, Жак, Иаков, Сантьяго, Якоб, Якоби, Якобс, Якобсен, ג'יימס, ג'ייקוב, ז'אק, ז'ק, יעקב, יעקבי, סנטיאגו, جاكوب, جيمس, জেমস, จาคอบ, ジェイムズ, ジェームス, ジェームズ, ヤコブセン, 詹姆斯, 雅克, and 雅各
Jacobs is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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orange jacobs American politician (1827-1914), US (b. 1827) |
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ferris jacobs, jr. Union Army officer, US (b. 1836) |
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ray jacobs American baseball official (1902-1952), US (b. 1902) |
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| meier jacobs holocaust victim, b. 1866-11-04, DE (b. 1866) |
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irwin m. jacobs American philanthropist, US (b. 1933) |
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allen jacobs American football player (1941-2014), US (b. 1941) |
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| harrison jacobs American screenwriter, US (b. 1892) |
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| dore jacobs German teacher, DE (b. 1894) |
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| merkel henry jacobs (b. 1884) |
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graham jacobs Australian politician, AU (b. 1949) |
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| melville jacobs American anthropologist, US (b. 1902) |
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| hirsch jacobs American horse trainer, US (b. 1904) |
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| hedley powell jacobs English journalist, historian and author, GB (b. 1904) |
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| lewis jacobs American film director, US (b. 1904) |
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| morris b. jacobs Morris Boris; 1905-1965 (b. 1905) |
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