Etymology

Jacobson

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Today it means: An English surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

Middle English Jacobson ← Swedish Jakobsson ← Norwegian Jacobsen
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  1. Norwegian · derived fromJacobsen
  2. Swedish · derived fromJakobsson
  3. Middle English · inherited fromJacobson
  4. English todayJacobson

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).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.