Jacobson (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Jacob" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jacobsen, Jakobson |
Jacobson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix is an Ashkenazic variation of the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language given name Yaakov ("supplanter" or "follower"). The suffix, -son denotes "son/descendent of". There are several variants. The earliest record of the surname is found in Cambridgeshire in 1273.[1]
People with the surname Jacobson include:
- Amy Jacobson (born 1969), television reporter for WMAQ News in Chicago
- Andrew Jacobson (born 1985), Major League Soccer player
- Arthur Jacobson (1901–1993), American assistant director
- Ben Jacobson (born 1970), American college basketball coach
- Bill Jacobson (born 1955), American photographer
- Cecil Jacobson (born 1936), disgraced American fertility doctor
- Clayton Jacobson II (born 1932 or 1933), credited with inventing the personal water craft
- Dan Jacobson (1929–2014), South African writer
- Dana Jacobson (born 1971), American news anchor
- David Jacobson (diplomat), lawyer and current United States Ambassador to Canada
- Douglas T. Jacobson (1925–2000), US Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor
- Edward Jacobson (1891–1955), Jewish American businessman and activist
- Edmund Jacobson, American physician, creator of the Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique
- Edith Jacobson (1897–1978), German psychoanalyst
- Emily Jacobson (born 1985), American sabre fencer
- Eric Jacobson (born 1970), American puppeteer
- Evelyn Jacobson, married name Evelyn Kozak (1899–2013), American supercentenarian
- Fredrik Jacobson (born 1974), Swedish golfer
- Harvey Jacobson (born 1956), British businessman
- Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British author
- Israel Jacobson (1768–1828), German philanthropist and reformer
- Ivar Jacobson (born 1939), Swedish computer scientist
- Jeff Jacobson (Ohio), Ohio Republican state senator
- Joe Jacobson (born 1986), Welsh footballer
- Joseph Jacobson, American inventor
- Leonard Jacobson (1921–1992), American museum architect
- Marcey Jacobson (1911–2009), American photographer
- Nathan Jacobson (1910–1999), American mathematician
- Norm Jacobson, rugby league footballerd
- Peter Marc Jacobson, American television writer, director and producer
- Peter Jacobson, American film and television actor
- Peter Jacobson (judge), Federal Court of Australia judge
- Robert Jacobson, Former Lutheran Bishop who became a Catholic priest
- Robert M. Jacobson (born 1958), American physician
- Roman Jakobson or Jacobson (1896–1982), Russian linguist
- Sada Jacobson (born 1983), American sabre fencer
- Sam Jacobson (born 1975), American basketball player
- Sydney Jacobson (1908–1988), British journalist and editor
- Van Jacobson, American scientist and network specialist
- William Jacobson (1803–1884), British Anglican bishop
- William A. Jacobson, American attorney
See also
References
- ^ "Surname Jacobson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.