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Jacobson
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English
Etymology
From en Jacob -son. From en enm Jacobson. Medieval English patronymic surname "son of Jacob".
In the U.S. adopted by immigrants with similar family names, such as en sv Jakobsson, en da - and en no Jacobsen (or no Jakobsen).
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/
Proper noun
en English given names.
en Joan Biskupic The 115-year-old Supreme Court opinion that could determine rights during a pandemic w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/politics/pandemic-coronavirus-jacobson-supreme-court-abortion-rights 2020-04-10 Today, the question is how bluntly the case, known as Jacobson v. Massachusetts, might be wielded to justify curbing individual liberties without caveat. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309172808/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/politics/pandemic-coronavirus-jacobson-supreme-court-abortion-rights/
en Bryan Mena Wealthy Americans are starting to spend more carefully w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/economy/stocks-week-ahead-wealthy-americans-spending 2024-05-19 “It’s well known that the lowest income consumer is really struggling with inflation, but from a purely economic standpoint, it is the higher quintiles of earners that do the most spending,” Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, global investment strategist at Hartford Funds, told CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715132408/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/economy/stocks-week-ahead-wealthy-americans-spending/
Derived terms
en Jacobson radical
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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
nb en Jacobson patronymic surname meaning “son of Jacob”, from en Jacob son male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”. It may also represent an anglicized form of Scandinavian nb Jacobsen or Swedish sv Jacobsson.
Compare sv Jacobsson and da Jacobsen patronymic surnames.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈjɑː.kɔp.sɔn/ /ˈjɑː.kup.sɔn/
nb ɑːkɔpsɔn ɑːkupsɔn 3
nb Ja cob son
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb English a patronymic originally meaning “son of Jacob”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 15 people in Norway bore the surname nb Jacobson as of 31 December 2025.“Tabell over beskyttede etternavn 2025”, Statistics Norway.
References
Jacobson (surname)
“Jacob – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.