Jacobson (surname)

Jacobson (surname)

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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. [cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Jacobson |title=Surname Jacobson |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-02-05] People with the surname Jacobson include:

People

* Amy Jacobson Television reporter for WMAQ News in Chicago
* Bill Jacobson (born 1955), an American photographer
* Carl Robert Jakobson (1841-1882), Estonian writer and teacher
* Cecil Jacobson (born 1936), disgraced American fertility doctor
* Dan Jacobson (born 1929), South African writer
* Dana Jacobson, American news anchor
* Edward Jacobson (1891-1955), Jewish American businessman and activist
* Edmund Jacobson, American physician, creator of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique
* Edith Jacobson, Psychoanalyst
* Ejler Jakobsson (1911-1986), Finnish-born science fiction editor
* Emily Jacobson, American sabre fencer
* Eric Jacobson, American puppeteer
* Fredrik Jacobson, (born 1974) Swedish golfer
* Gay Jacobson D'Asaro, American foil fencer
* Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British author
* Israel Jacobson (1768-1828), German philanthropist and reformer
* Ivar Jacobson (born 1939), Swedish computer scientist
* Jeff Jacobson (Alaska), American teacher, mayor of North Pole, Alaska
* Jeff Jacobson (Ohio), Ohio Republican state senator
* Joe Jacobson, Welsh footballer
* Joseph Jacobson, American inventor
* Kirsten Jacobson, American actress, musician and scholar
* Max Jakobson (born 1923), Finnish politician and diplomat
* Nathan Jacobson (1910-1999), American mathematician
* Norm Jacobson, rugby league footballer
* Roman Jacobson "or" Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian linguist
* Sada Jacobson (born 1983), American sabre fencer
* Sam Jacobson, American basketball player
* Sydney Jacobson, British journalist and editor
* Van Jacobson, American scientist and network specialist
* Ben Jacobson, Sydney-Based, Australian Musician and Audio Engineer

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