Jacobson.
a surname from English, a patronymic originally meaning “son of Jacob”
Meaning & usage
a surname from English, a patronymic originally meaning “son of Jacob”
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from English Jacobson (“patronymic surname meaning “son of Jacob””), from Jacob (“male given name”) + -son (“patronymic suffix meaning “son of””). It may also represent an anglicized form of Scandinavian Jacobsen or Swedish Jacobsson. Compare Swedish Jacobsson and Danish Jacobsen (“patronymic surnames”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.