Jaco

Jaco may refer to:

Places

 * Jaco Island, island of East Timor
 * Jacó, Costa Rica, a town in Western Costa Rica
 * Jaco, West Virginia

Animals

 * Jaco is the local name for the Dominican endemic red-necked amazon parrot
 * Usual name for the grey parrot in a number of languages

Arts and entertainment

 * Jaco, a 2014 American documentary film about Jaco Pastorius
 * Jaco, a 1974 jazz album by Jaco Pastorius et al.
 * Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Japanese manga series

Nickname

 * Jaco (1932–2022), Jacob Azafrani Beliti, Moroccan footballer
 * Jacó (born 1996), Carlos Alberto Guimaraes Filho, Brazilian footballer

Given name
"Jaco" is a common Afrikaans form of Jacob and James. Some of the better known people with this name include:
 * Jaco Ahlers (born 1987), South African golfer
 * Jaco Engelbrecht (born 1987), South African shot putter
 * Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), South African-born Italian rugby player
 * Jaco Kriel (born 1989), South African rugby player
 * Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), American jazz musician
 * Jaco Peyper (born 1980), South African rugby referee
 * Jaco Van Dormael (born 1957), Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright
 * Jaco Venter (born 1987), South African racing cyclist
 * Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 1978), South African rugby player
 * Jaco van Zyl (born 1971), South African golfer

Surname

 * Charles Jaco (born 1950), American newscaster and radio personality
 * David Jaco (born 1954), American boxer
 * Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born 1982), Chicago rapper better known as "Lupe Fiasco"
 * William Jaco (born 1940), American mathematician