Origin and meaning of Jacob

Jacob
Hebrew
Male
one who follows on another's heels; supplanter
Meaning&Origin
Jacob is a Hebrew boys name.
The meaning of the name is `one who follows on another's heels; supplanter`.
Where is it used?
The name Jacob is mainly used in English and in Dutch.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Iago (In Welsh and in Spanish)
Jacobo (In Spanish)
Jaka (In Slovene)
Jakub (In Polish and in Czech)
Yakov (In Jewish and in Russian)
Jacopo (In Italian)
Giacobbe (In Italian)
Jakab (In Hungarian)
Jákob (In Hungarian)
Jakob (In German and in Scandinavian)
Jacques (In French)
Jacqueline (In French)
Jouko (In Finnish)
Jaakko (In Finnish)
James (In English and in the bible)
Jaycob (In English (Modern))
Jakov (In Croatian)
Jago (In Cornish)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Jeb
For the opposite sex use:
In Dutch: Jacoba (F)
In Other languages: Jacobina (F)
See also
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Jaime
In Spanish: Santiago
In Scottish: Jamie
In Scottish: Jamesina
In Scottish: Seumas
In Russian: Yasha
In Polish: Kuba (M)
In Maori: Hemi
In Jewish: Kapel (M)
In Jewish: Yankel (M)
In Jewish: Akiva
In Jewish: Koppel (M)
In Italian: Giacomo
In Irish: Séamas
In Irish: Séamus
In Hawaiian: Kimo
In English: Jem
In English: Jemmy
In English: Jim
In English: Jamey
In English: Jacquette
In English: Jamie
In English: Jami
In Dutch: Jaap (M)
In Danish: Ib (M)
In Catalan: Jaume
In Other languages: Coby (M)
Statistics
The name Jacob was given to 29195 babies in the USA in 2004. Jacob was the number 1 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 27480 babies making it the number 1 name that year -www.talkingbabies.com