Jager is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "hunter". People with this surname include: Durk Jager (born 1943), 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 (born 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 Dutch-language surnames Occupational surnames