French and English: from the Old French personal name
Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus (see
Jacob). The English surname is either a late introduction from
France or a Frenchification of Jakes. In English this surname
is traditionally pronounced as two syllables, jay-kwez.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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