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Jakobsen.

a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Jakob”

8 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjɑː.kɔp.sən//ˈjɑː.kup.sən/
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Jakob”

Where this word comes from

From Jakob (“male given name”) + -sen (“patronymic suffix meaning “son of””), originally a patronymic meaning “son of Jakob”. Compare Danish Jakobsen, Swedish Jakobsson and English Jakobson (“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.