# Jacobson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbsən/ · frequency rank #25,432

## Definitions
1. An English surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
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).

## Easily confused with
- **Jacobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacobs-vs-jacobson)
- **Jackson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jackson-vs-jacobson)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ajcobson`, `jacboson`, `jaccobson`, `jacobbson`, `jacobosn`, `jacobsno`, `jacobsonn`, `jacobsson`, `jacosbon`, `jaocbson`, `jcaobson`, `jjacobson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jacobson