Jacobson

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Jacobson

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/

Where it comes 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).

proper noun

An English surname transferred from the given name. Today, the question is how bluntly the case, known as Jacobson v. Massachusetts, might be wielded to justify curbing individual liberties without caveat.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jacobsen, jakobson, jacobs, jakobsen, jacob, jakob, yaakov, yakov, yaqub, yakub, jakub, giacomo, jacopo, jacobo, iakov, kobe

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@misc{jacobson_2026,
  title = {Jacobson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jacobson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}