Jager Explained

Jager is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "hunter". People with this surname include:

• Durk Jager (1943–2022), Dutch businessman in the United States
• Eric Jager (born 1957), American medievalist and literary critic
• Evan Jager (born 1989), American long-distance runner
• Finne Jager (born 1984), Dutch trance music DJ and producer
• Henry Jager (1879–…), New York assemblyman 1921
• Maja Jager (born 1991), Danish archer
• Marike Jager (born 1979), Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter
• Matt Jager (born 1988), Australian golfer
• Robert E. Jager (born 1939), American composer, music theorist and a conductor
• Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist
• Tom Jager (born 1964), American freestyle swimmer, five-time Olympic champion

See also

• Jäger (disambiguation), a German surname and military term for rifle-armed infantry
• Jägermeister, a disgestif liquor
• Related surnames: De Jager, Jäger, Jaeger, Jagger, Jágr
• Jager Afrikaner (died 1823), leader of the Oorlam people in South West Africa
• Jáger and Jager are Slavic names for Eger, a city in Hungary
• A compilation of terms that sound like or remind of "Jager" are collected in the entry Jäger