Jackson (name)

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Jackson
Family name
Pronunciation Jackson
Meaning derived from "Son of Jack"
Region of origin England and Scotland
Footnotes: [1][2]

Jackson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack". In 1980 Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales.[3] In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.[4]

Notable people with the name Jackson include:

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Jackson
Pronunciation (jak-son)
Gender Male
Origin
Meaning "son of Jack"
Other names
Related names Jack
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[edit] References

  1. ^ British surnames
  2. ^ 1990 Census Name Files
  3. ^ Peter Verstappen (1980) The book of surnames: origins and oddities of popular names p.89. University of Michigan
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2008-07-04.

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