The Jackson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 708,099 people carried this name — #19 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 417 people counted. That is up 6% from 666,125 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Jackson surname
A surname from English.
Borrowed from English Jackson.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jackson» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 101 births for the Jackson name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 4,500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
268 people named Jackson live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 247 people named Jackson live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 204 people named Jackson.
Most of them — 143 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 92 people named Jackson live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
79 people named Jackson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 297 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
620 people named Jackson are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jackson in American newspapers,
1871–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,803,355 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jackson,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Henry Jackson d. 1925 · politician -
Moses Jackson d. 1895 · politician -
Charles Jackson d. 1790 · Anglican priest
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Sanford Jackson d. 2000 · biochemist
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Merton S. Jackson d. 1985 · politician
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Alfred Jackson d. 1958 · rugby league player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jackson.
- Jaccard 151 · U.S. census
- Jach 237 · U.S. census
- Jacinto 6,238 · U.S. census
- Jack 15,256 · U.S. census
- Jackel 463 · U.S. census
- Jackowski 1,422 · U.S. census
- Jacky 304 · U.S. census
- Jacob 24,688 · U.S. census
- Jacobe 519 · U.S. census
- Jacobelli 161 · U.S. census
- Jacobi 3,563 · U.S. census
- Jacobs 118,614 · U.S. census
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