Fun Facts About the Name Jacobthomas
- 5 babies named Jacobthomas: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Jacobthomas from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jacobthomas Mean?
Jacobthomas is a compound given name formed by joining the English forms of Jacob, from Hebrew, and Thomas, from Aramaic. Its combined meaning is usually given as "supplanter; twin."
Jacob comes from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov. The biblical narrative links it to 'aqev, "heel," because Jacob was said to have grasped his brother's heel at birth, and to the verb 'aqav, "to supplant" or "to follow." The customary English meaning, "supplanter," reflects that traditional explanation; some scholarly treatments regard the precise etymology of the Hebrew name as uncertain.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, meaning "twin," which passed into Greek as Thōmas and then into Latin as Thomas. In the New Testament it is the name of the apostle Thomas. The compound adds no separate meaning beyond the two names.
Jacobthomas Name History & Origins
Jacob descends from Hebrew Ya'aqov, which passed through Greek Iakōbos and Latin Iacobus; Old French Jacob carried the name into Middle English. In the Hebrew Bible, Jacob is the patriarch also named Israel, and Genesis describes him as the father of twelve sons from whom the tribes of Israel descended.
Thomas derives from an Aramaic original that appears in Greek as Thōmas and in Latin as Thomas. The New Testament names Thomas as one of the Twelve Apostles. In England, the name was used in the Middle Ages; St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, is a notable English example.
The single-word spelling Jacobthomas runs the two English names together without a space or hyphen. Its development is therefore the development of Jacob and Thomas rather than of an independent root.
How Popular is the Name Jacobthomas?
Jacobthomas has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #11,587 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #11,587 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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