Jacobson

English

Etymology

From Jacob +‎ -son. From Middle English Jacobson. Medieval English patronymic surname "son of Jacob".

In the U.S. adopted by immigrants with similar family names, such as Swedish Jakobsson, Danish and Norwegian Jacobsen (or Jakobsen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/

Proper noun

Jacobson

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jacobson is the 767th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 44,808 individuals. Jacobson is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.

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