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Jackson
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English
Alternative forms
en Jaxon Jaxson Jaxxon
Etymology
en :af Jack -son 1 +
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒæksən/ [ˈd͡ʒæksən] ~ [ˈd͡ʒæksn̩]
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jackson.wav Southern England
en æksən 2
en Jack son
Proper noun
~ s
en patronymics.
en Dave Davies Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news? w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news 2022-05-12 w:Nicholas Confessore In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre. https://web.archive.org/web/20230628114636/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–1837).
Michael Jackson, singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
en male surnames.
en 2004 w:Kate Atkinson Case Histories 0385607997 158 Francis was named for his mother's father and Jackson himself was named for his father's mother. Not that his grandmother was called Jackson, of course - it was a maiden name (Margaret Jackson) and it was a Scottish tradition, his father informed him.
en Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies w:CNN http://cnn.com/2021/11/22/us/waukesha-wisconsin-parade-victims 2022-10-26 The sixth victim was identified as Jackson Sparks, 8, according to his family’s GoFundMe page. “This afternoon, our dear Jackson has sadly succumbed to his injuries and passed away,” an update posted to the page said days after the attack. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204164231/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/us/waukesha-wisconsin-parade-victims/
A placename:
en number of places c/USA:
en The <<capital city>> and <<largest city>> of <<s/Mississippi>>, and one of the two <<county seats>> of <<co/Hinds County>>.
en city s/Alabama.
en city/county seat co/Amador County s/California.
en Jeremiah Martinez Northern California communities that allow, prohibit use of fireworks w:KCRA https://www.kcra.com/article/northern-california-communities-that-allow-prohibit-use-of-fireworks/71764089 2026-06-28 Amador County prohibits fireworks in incorporated areas, but cities such as Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, and Plymouth are the only areas where fireworks can be lit up. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017204536/https://www.kcra.com/article/northern-california-communities-that-allow-prohibit-use-of-fireworks/71764089 17 October 2026
en city/county seat co/Butts County s/Georgia.
en ucomm co/Tipton County s/Indiana.
en ucomm co/Ripley County s/Indiana.
en city/county seat co/Breathitt County s/Kentucky.
en town s/Louisiana.
en town s/Maine.
en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Michigan.
en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Minnesota.
en city/county seat co/Cape Girardeau County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/Beaverhead County s/Montana.
en village s/Nebraska.
en town co/Carroll County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Jackson, New Hampshire
en town s/New York.
en town/county seat co/Northampton County s/North Carolina.
en unincorporated community co/Union County s/North Carolina named after Andrew Jackson.
en city/county seat co/Jackson County s/Ohio.
en ucomm/and/twp co/Susquehanna County s/Pennsylvania.
en town s/South Carolina.
en city/county seat co/Madison County s/Tennessee.
en ucomm co/Columbia County s/Washington.
en several places s/Wisconsin:
en town co/Adams County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Burnett County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Washington County s/Wisconsin.
en village co/Washington County s/Wisconsin, adjacent to the town.
en town/county seat co/Teton County s/Wyoming.
en Many <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Jackson Township.
en Jackson County.
en town s/Queensland c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Jackson County Jackson derivative Jacksonesque Jackson Haines spin Jackson Heights Jackson Hole Jacksonian Jackson integral Jacksonism Jacksonite Jacksonmania Jackson-Meisenheimer complex Jacksons Flat Jacksonville Jackson-Weiss syndrome Jefferson-Jackson dinner Port Jackson Port Jackson pine
Descendants
mul Jacksonaster genus 1
Translations
transliterations of the surname
Arabic: ar جَاكْسُون m
Armenian: hy Ջեքսոն
Azerbaijani: az Cekson
Belarusian: be Джэ́ксан m
Bengali: bn জ্যাকসন
Bulgarian: bg Джаксън m
Burmese: my ဂျက်ဆင်
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 積遜
Mandarin: cmn 傑克遜 Jiékèxùn, cmn 傑克森 Taiwan
Danish: da Jackson
Georgian: ka ჯექსონი
Greek: el Τζάκσον
Hebrew: he גֶ׳קְסוֹן m jékson
Hindi: hi जैक्सन
Japanese: ja ジャクソン Jakuson
Korean: ko ^잭슨
Latvian: lv Džeksons m, lv Džeksona f
Macedonian: mk Џексон m
Malayalam: ml ജാക്സൺ
Marathi: mr जॅक्सन
Persian: fa جکسون jakson
Russian: ru Дже́ксон m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Џексон m
Latin: sh Džekson m
Tamil: ta ஜாக்சன்
Thai: th แจ็กสัน jàeksăn
Ukrainian: uk Дже́ксон m
Urdu: ur جیکسن jaiksan
Uyghur: ug جېكسون
Vietnamese: vi Jackson, vi Giắc-xơn
cognates of the surname Johnson
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Jackson is the 19th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 708,099 people. Jackson is most common among black (53.0%) and white (39.9%) people.
Noun
en US slang A en United States twenty-dollar bill U.S. 20-dollar banknote USD from the portrait of President Andrew Jackson on the bill.
en Andrew Jackson Andy Jackson
en 1955 w:Ray Charles Greenbacks She looked at me with that familiar desireHer eyes lit up like they were on fireShe said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,So if you want to have fun in this man's land,Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
A member of The Jackson 5.
See also
en U.S. currency bills dead president Washington Lincoln Hamilton Benjamin Franklin
References
Anagrams
en acjknos konjacs
en Individuals
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb
From ceb en Jackson.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
French
Etymology
fr en Jackson.
Pronunciation
Djack-sonne
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Jackson.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
mf
fr English
A placename.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
dzsekszon
hu Jack son
hu on 2
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Jackson
Declension
Jacksono o -Jackson j jai