Jack has been used as a surname, primarily deriving from the Middle English and Older Scottish personal names such as Jak, Jagge and Jakke, in turn derived from pet forms of John, but perhaps in some cases Jack arose in Middle English from the Old French personal name Jacque(s) (i.e. James).

Frequency

The occurrence of Jack as a surname is much less frequent than its use as a male forename. In 1990, in the United States, this surname is shared by about 0.007% of the population, though the geographical distribution of the surname has been broad since at least 1840, at which time there was a modest concentration of Jacks in

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.The male, female, and total populations of the United States in the 1990 census were 121,239,418; 127,470,455; and 248,709,873, respectively. Information from Within the United Kingdom, the surname is considered almost exclusively Scottish. In the late-nineteenth century, the geographic distribution of Jacks in England was also broad, with concentration in North East England,

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, and southern North West England.

Notable persons with this surname

* Aaron Jack (born 1975), member of the Kansas House of Representatives *

Adrian Jack Adrian Frederick Joseph Jack (born 16 March 1943, in England) is a British Composer. Biography Adrian Jack was born on 16 March 1943, in Datchet, near Slough, Buckinghamshire, England. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood ( ...

(born 1943), British composer * Alexander Jack (1805–1857), Scottish army officer in the East India Company *

Alister Jack Alister William Jack (born 7 July 1963) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2017. Ear ...

(born 1963), Scottish politician * Andrew Jack (disambiguation) * Andy Jack (born 1923), English footballer * Annie Jack (née Hayr) (1839–1912), Canadian garden writer * Archibald Jack (1874–1939), New Zealand-born railway engineer and British Army officer *

Badou Jack Badou Johannes Gabriel Jack (born 31 October 1983) is a Swedish professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2014 to 2017 and the WBA light-heavyweight title in 20 ...

(born 1983), Swedish-Gambian boxer *

Barnaby Jack Barnaby Michael Douglas Jack (22 November 1977 – 25 July 2013) was a New Zealand hacker, programmer and computer security expert. He was known for his presentation at the Black Hat computer security conference in 2010, during which he exploite ...

(1977–2013) New Zealander hacker, programmer and computer security expert * Bob Jack (1876–1943), Scottish football player and manager * Caroline Jack (born 1978), South African field hockey player *

Chris Jack Christopher Raymond Jack (born 5 September 1978) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a lock. He played for Canterbury and the Tasman Mako in the National Provincial Championship and its successor, the Air New Zealand Cup; the ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Cordel Jack Cordel Patricia Jack (born 22 February 1982) is a Vincentian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. Between 2005 and 2010, she appeared in 20 One Day Internationals and 13 Twenty20 Inte ...

(born 1982), West Indies cricketer * David Jack (disambiguation), several people * Denis Jack (born 1941), Scottish footballer *

Donald Jack Donald Lamont Jack (6 December 1924 – 2 June 2003) was an English and Canadian novelist and playwright. Life Jack was born in Radcliffe, Bury, England and grew up in Britain, attending the well regarded Bury Grammar School and Marr College an ...

(1924–2003), Canadian novelist and playwright * Elaine L. Jack (born 1928), Canadian church leader, president of the Relief Society of the LDS Church *

Eric Jack Eric Desmond Jack (born April 19, 1972) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League for one season. He played college football at New Mexico. Professional career Jack signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a ...

(born 1972), American football cornerback *

Felisha Legette-Jack Felisha Legette-Jack (born September 4, 1966) is the current head coach of the Syracuse University's women basketball team. She previously served as the head coach at the University at Buffalo, Indiana University, and Hofstra University's women ...

(born 1966), American university basketball coach * Fritz Jack (1879–1966), German fencer * Galactus Jack, real name Ben Jack (born 1982), British disc-jockey and producer *

Garry Jack Garry Jack (born 14 March 1961) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a representative in the Australian national team and star player with the Balmain Tigers. Jack was a for the Tigers during the late 1980s, and ea ...

(born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer and coach *

George Jack (architect) George Washington Henry Jack (8 August 1855 – 15 December 1931) was a British Arts and Crafts designer and architect. Born in America, he grew up and trained in Scotland, before moving south to join the office of Philip Webb. A contemporary ...

(1855–1931), British Arts and Crafts designer and architect * George W. Jack (1875–1924), United States district judge * Gilbert Jack (Jachaeus, Jacchaeus) (c. 1578–1628), Scottish philosopher *

Gullah Jack Gullah Jack (died July 12, 1822), also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as "Gullah" Jack Pritchard, was a Methodist, an African conjurer, and a slave to Paul Pritchard in Charleston, South Carolina. Background Little was known a ...

(died 1822), Angolan-American conjurer and slave * Henry Jack (1917–1978), Scottish mathematician *

Holly Jack Holly Jack (born 1989 or 1990) is a Scottish actress and acting coach. She is best known for her role as Nicole Brodie in the BBC Scotland soap opera, ''River City'', in which she joined as a series regular in October 2010. In July 2014, Jack ...

, Scottish actress and director * Homer A. Jack (1916–1993), American Unitarian Universalist clergyman pacifist and social activist * Hugh Jack (born 1929), Australian long jumper *

Hulan Jack Hulan Edwin Jack (December 29, 1906 – December 19, 1986) was a prominent Saint Lucian-born New York politician who in 1954 became the highest ranking Caribbean American municipal official up until that time, when he was elected Borough Presiden ...

(1905–1986), Saint Lucian-born New York politician *

Ian Jack Ian Grant Jack (7 February 1945 – 28 October 2022) was a British reporter, writer and editor. He edited the ''Independent on Sunday'', the literary magazine ''Granta'' and wrote regularly for ''The Guardian''. Early life Jack was born in Fa ...

(born 1945), Scottish journalist * Isaac Allen Jack (1843–1903), Canadian lawyer and author * James Jack (disambiguation) * Janis Graham Jack (born 1946), United States federal judge *

Jarrett Jack Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended four high schools in N ...

(born 1983), American basketball player * Jill Jack, American singer-songwriter * Jimmy Jack, Australian screenwriter, film director, actor and producer *

John Jack John Jack (9 March 1932 – 22 October 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Morton. At Celtic, where he spent nine years, he was mainly a reserve behind Jim Mallan, Alec Boden and Jock Stein, with Bobby Evans also bein ...

(1932–1988), Scottish footballer *

Keith Jack Keith Jack (born 2 March 1988) is a British actor and singer. He was the runner-up on the BBC reality talent show ''Any Dream Will Do (TV series), Any Dream Will Do'', which offered the chance to be the next West End theatre, West End Joseph fo ...

(born 1988), British actor and singer *

Kelvin Jack Kelvin Kyron Jack CM (born 29 April 1976) is a Trinidadian former professional football goalkeeper who is goalkeeping coach at Dover Athletic. He earned 33 caps for Trinidad and Tobago between 1997 and 2006, playing for his country in the 2006 ...

(born 1976), Trinidadian football goalkeeper *

Kema Jack Kema Jack (born 10 January 1982) is an international footballer for Papua New Guinea. He played in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a ...

(born 1982), international footballer for Papua New Guinea *

Kenneth Jack Kenneth William David Jack AM MBE RWS, (5 October 1924 – 10 June 2006) was an Australian watercolour artist who specialised in painting the images of an almost forgotten outback life: old mine workings, ghost towns, decaying farm buildings. ...

(1924–2006), Australian watercolour artist *

Kieren Jack Kieren Jack (born 28 June 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the co-captain of the Sydney Swans, alongside Jarrad McVeigh from 2013 to 2016. Early life ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Lowell Jack (1925–2010), historian, city commissioner, mayor and president of chamber of commerce in Manhattan, Kansas *

Mac Jack McCollen Ntsikelelo Jack (8 March 196512 August 2020), known as Mac Jack, was a South African educator and politician. A member of the African National Congress, Jack was appointed to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in June 2013. He se ...

(1965–2020), South African politician *Sir Malcolm Jack (born 1946), Clerk of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom * Mathias Jack (born 1969), German footballer *

Michael Jack John Michael Jack, (born 17 September 1946) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and was Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010, serving at various junior ministerial posts during the John Major administrat ...

(born 1946), English politician *

Myles Jack Myles David Jack (born September 3, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA and was named the top freshman player in the Pac-12, receiving ...

(born 1995), American football linebacker * Nawal El Jack (born 1988), Sudanese sprinter *

Patrick Churchill Jack Patrick Churchill Jack (1808–August 4, 1844) was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas from 1841 to 1844. Patrick Churchill Jack was born in 1808 in Wilkes County, Georgia. His father, also named Patrick Jack, led a Georgia r ...

(1808–1844), leader in the Republic of Texas *

Richard Jack Richard Jack (15 February 1866 – 30 June 1952) was a painter of portraits, figure subjects, interiors and landscapes, and prominent war artist for Canada. Biography Jack was born 15 February 1866 in Sunderland, County Durham, United K ...

(1866–1952), Canadian painter * Richard C. Jack, British animator and filmmaker *

Robert Logan Jack Robert Logan Jack (16 September 1845 – 6 November 1921) was government geologist in Queensland, Australia, for twenty years. There is a minor waterway on Cape York; Logan Jack Creek, whose outflow is located some 7 kilometres from Ussher Poin ...

(1845–1921), Australian geologist * Rodney Jack (born 1972), football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Rollo Jack (1902–1994), English footballer *

Ross Jack James Ross Jack (born 21 March 1959) is a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career A striker, Jack began his career with Ross County, where he played in the Highland Football League at the age of 14. He then joined Everton, init ...

(born 1959), Scottish football manager *Sir

Roy Jack Sir Roy Emile Jack (12 January 1914 – 24 December 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biography Early life and career Jack was born in New Plym ...

(1914–1977), New Zealand politician *

Ryan Jack Ryan James Jack (born 27 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Rangers and the Scotland national team. Jack began his career at Aberdeen, spending 17 years connected with the club across yo ...

(born 1992), Scottish footballer * Samuel S. Jack (1905–1983), American Marine general, Navy Cross recipient * Sandy Jack (1922–2002), Scottish campaigner and consumer champion * Shervon Jack (born 1986), Saint Lucian international football player *

Simon Jack Simon Jack (born 10 May 1971) is an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for BBC News, known for appearing on '' BBC Breakfast'' until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's ''Today''. He has also p ...

(born 1971), British business journalist *

Steven Jack Steven Douglas Jack (born 4 August 1970) is a former South African cricketer who played in two Test matches and two One Day Internationals. He was a fast, aggressive bowler and formed a formidable opening partnership with Richard Snell for Tr ...

(born 1970), South African cricketer *

Stuart Jack Stuart Duncan Macdonald Jack (8 June 1949 – 16 February 2022) was a British diplomat, latterly serving as the Governor of the Cayman Islands from 2005 until 2009. Educated at Westcliff High School for Boys; and then Merton College, Oxford, Ja ...

(born 1949), British diplomat, Governor of the Cayman Islands 2005–2009 * Summers Melville Jack (1852–1945), member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Thomas Jack (athlete) (1881–1961), British track and field athlete *

Thomas Jack Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(born 1993), Australian DJ * Walter Jack (1874–1936), Scottish footballer * William Jack (disambiguation)

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