Pronunciation of the name Jacoby: where's the accent?

I have a two friends with this last name not related and spelled differently and they pronounce it JaCObee.

jacoBY

Because Jacoby Ellsbury used to play for the Red Sox, I know that his pronunciation is ja CO bee.

On the O!

Derek Jacobi, the actor, put the stress on the first syllable.

Oh, here is something….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxvTeKRsSgs

Usually, in the States I’ve heard it as ja CO bee but as @flutherother says, Derek Jacobi is pronounced derek JAC o bee so it may be different in the US and Britain.

Depending on the country, it could Yacobi or Jacobi.

Like @Flutherother suggested, l would say JACobi because of the actor.

The only place I’ve heard it is from where @CWOTUS heard it—JaCOby Ellsbury.

The English probably pronounce it that way because of the Jacobite Rebellion.

Jacob-EE

JACK-o-bee seems surname
ja-COE-by first.
To me.

The Law Firm is ja-COE-bee and Meyers.

Well, it was Derek Jacobi who confused me about this. I try to remember how I hear people (everyone) say their own names and follow suit, but this one just doesn’t stick. Maybe I can remember that the actor is one way and the rest are the other way.

Thanks very much, all.