Any info on De Jager. Where did they originate from? Frederik Johannes De Jager/ Frikkie De Jager?
2007-04-21 02:28:04 · 8 answers · asked by bibberbrak 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
have a look at the link I have posted for you, it doesn't tell you what your name means though,http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=5&fn=&ln=DeJager
hope it helps.
2007-04-21 02:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive just trawled through the IGI (International Genealogical Index) for you, where there are thousands of de Jager, Jager & Jaeger's listed going back to 1600. Its definitely Dutch (Netherlands), the Germans dont use the de at all and mainly spell it Jaeger. The Austrians & Swiss spell it Jaeger as well.
Interestingly there over 2,000 entries for the Cape of Good Hope area in South Africa for de Jager's from the 17 & 1800's which is not surprising as the Dutch East India Company was the main source of trade from that area at that time.
To have a look at the IGI yourself the URL is http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/frameset_search.asp
Just enter the surname and leave it on 'all countries' or choose an individual country such as Netherlands or Germany. If you choose 'all countries' each section will have a message at the end eg. 'Matches: Ancestral File - over 25' if you click on this it will take you to the full listing for that section.
2007-04-24 04:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by piapoi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have some De Jagers that married into a branch of my family in Everett, Washington. They appear to be from the Netherlands. Everett, Washington has a very strong Dutch hold.
2007-04-24 15:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by HSK's mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did they end up? I have several men named Frederik de Jager emigrating from the Netherlands and living in both South Afrika and the US. Where they originated from would depend on which man you're talking about, but you don't give enough information to identify them. You might try the book "Dutch to America" and search on the Netherlands archive site, http://www.genlias.nl/en/page0.jsp
2007-04-21 21:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Jager is German. It means Hunter. But the J is pronounced as a Y. Sounds German or Dutch.
2007-04-21 02:44:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks Dutch to me, I lived in the Netherlands for several years and the 'de' was used for some names (most notably 'de Vries'). 'Jager' means 'hunter'.
Possibly Dutch or Flemish (what is now part of Belgium).
2007-04-22 22:24:18 · answer #6 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 02:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jäger is "hunter" in German. Pronounced Yay-ger
could be dutch or swedish variation. "of hunter"
2007-04-21 02:59:10 · answer #8 · answered by jono 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋