The Jakobi Family Name

It is easy to miss Jakobi in an index if you only search for Jacobi. Its meaning, shared with Jacobi, is “Son of Jacob”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Jakobi surname had 209 bearers.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• The same family of names includes Jacoby.
• Jakobi writes “k” in place of the “c” found in Jacobi, a common scribal difference.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Jakobi, so the heraldry linked to Jacobi is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Jakobi surname pack.