The Jacobson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 44,808 people carried this name — #767 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,580 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (44,874).
What the name means
The meaning of the Jacobson surname
An English surname transferred from the given name.
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).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jacobson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 86 people named Jacobson 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 69 people named Jacobson.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
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 Poland’s population register
39 people named Jacobson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 78 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Jacobson live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
1,478 people named Jacobson 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
Jacobson in American newspapers,
1909–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 176,549 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jacobson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ahron Jacobson 1717–1775 · engraver -
Salomon Ahron Jacobson 1755–1830 · medalist -
Israel Jacobson 1768–1828 · merchant -
Albert Jacobson 1780–1836 · gemcutter -
Ludwig Lewin Jacobson 1783–1843 · physician -
Ken Jacobson d. 2022 · researcher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jacobson.
- 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
- Jacoby 9,372 · U.S. census
- Jacomet 229 · U.S. census
- Jacomino 177 · U.S. census
- Jacot 670 · U.S. census
- Jacquard 126 · U.S. census
- Jacquart 292 · U.S. census
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