How common is the surname Jacobson?

44,808 people in the United States had the surname Jacobson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,890 Americans. It ranked 767th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jacobson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jacobson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jacobson?

Peter Jacobson, American film and television actor, born 1965, followed by Howard Jacobson.

Where is the surname Jacobson most common?

Wikidata records people named Jacobson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Jacobson?

Jacobson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Jacobson getting more or less common?

Less common. 44,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,808 in 2010, down 0.1%.

Is Jacobson also a first name?

Yes. Jacobson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jacobson

An English patronymic surname, carried by 44,808 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/ 3 syllables Soundex J212

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jacobson is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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).

Jacobson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 44,808 people named Jacobson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,890 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 44,874.

#767

rank among US surnames

44,808

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #695)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#758	Moon	45,528	6,781
#759	Salgado	45,469	6,790
#760	Strong	45,432	6,796
#761	Kline	45,390	6,802
#762	Cordova	45,305	6,815
#763	Barajas	45,153	6,838
#764	Roach	45,019	6,858

Who is named Jacobson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Jacobson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jacobsons

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Jacobson
American film and television actor, born 1965
Howard Jacobson
British author and journalist, born 1942
Abbi Jacobson
American comedian and actress, born 1984
Nathan Jacobson
American mathematician (1910–1999)
Sada Jacobson
American fencer, born 1983
Nina Jacobson
American studio executive, born 1965
Peter Marc Jacobson
American actor and director, born 1957
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist (1888–1983)
Eric Jacobson
American puppeteer, born 1970
Edith Jacobson
American German-born MD & psychoanalyst, 1897–1978
Andrew Jacobson
American soccer player, born 1985
Mark Z. Jacobson
American climate- and energy scientist and professor at Stanford University, born 1965

Notable Jacobsons come mostly from the United States (14) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jacobson

Jacobson has the Soundex code J212, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J212.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jacobson come from?: 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).
How common is the surname Jacobson?: 44,808 people in the United States had the surname Jacobson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,890 Americans. It ranked 767th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jacobson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jacobson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jacobson?: Peter Jacobson, American film and television actor, born 1965, followed by Howard Jacobson.
Where is the surname Jacobson most common?: Wikidata records people named Jacobson in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Jacobson?: Jacobson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Jacobson?: Jacobson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jacobson getting more or less common?: Less common. 44,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,808 in 2010, down 0.1%.
Is Jacobson also a first name?: Yes. Jacobson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.