Jakobson (surname)
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Meaning | "son of Jakob" |
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Variant form(s) | Jacobson, Jacobsen |
Jakobson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Jakob". Notable people with the surname include:
- August Jakobson (1904–1963), Estonian writer
- Carl Robert Jakobson (1841–1882), Estonian journalist, writer, politician and teacher
- Edmund Jacobson (1888–1983), an American physiologist
- Eduard Magnus Jakobson (1847–1903), Estonian wood engraver
- Gregg Jakobson (born 1939), American songwriter
- Idel Jakobson (1904–1997), Estonian NKVD investigator
- Lars Jakobson (born 1959), Swedish author
- Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset (1760–1829), Norwegian farmer and politician
- Max Jakobson (1923–2013), Finnish diplomat
- Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian linguist