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Jacobson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacobsson, Jakobsson, Jacobsen, Jacobson, Jeppson and others.

Jacobson Ranking

In the United States, the name Jacobson is the 773rd most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. [1]


United States Jacobson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacobson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Hindrich Jacobson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 [2]
  • James Jacobson, who landed in Virginia in 1651 [2]
  • Peter Jacobson, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 [2]
  • Sifray Jacobson, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 [2]
  • Alicia Jacobson, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Jacobson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hannah Jacobson, who landed in Virginia in 1700 [2]
  • Nicholas Jacobson, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1772 [2]
  • Mathias Jacobson, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1795
Jacobson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Martin Jacobson, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 [2]
  • John Jacobson, aged 25, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1837 [2]
  • Anna Jacobson, aged 24, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1842 [2]
  • Jacques Jacobson, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1843 [2]
  • Fredrick Mauritz Jacobson, aged 32, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 [2]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Jacobson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Herman Jacobson, who landed in Mississippi in 1901 [2]
  • Charles Jacobson, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1902 [2]
  • Abraham Jacobson, who landed in Mississippi in 1902 [2]
  • Haldor Jacobson, who landed in Wisconsin in 1925 [2]
  • Jacob Jacobson, who landed in Alabama in 1929 [2]

Australia Jacobson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Jacobson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mark Jacobson, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Countess of Yarborough" in 1850 [3]

New Zealand Jacobson migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Jacobson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • H. Jacobson, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Wild Duck" in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Jacobson (post 1700) +

  • Clayton Jacobson II (1933-2022), American inventor of the jet ski from Portland, Oregon
  • Beany Jacobson (1881-1933), born Albin Leonard Jacobson, American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1904 and 1907
  • Nathan Jacobson (1910-1999), American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 1998
  • Marcella "Marcy" Jacobson (1911-2009), American photographer
  • Bert Jacobson (1914-1992), birth name of Bert Parks, American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer of the annual Miss America Pageant (1955-1979)
  • Major Douglas Thomas Jacobson (1925-2000), American Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
  • Christine Jacobson (b. 1947), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2004, 2008 [4]
  • Carl Jacobson (b. 1916), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1944 (alternate), 1948; Chair of Adams County Republican Party, 1945-50 [4]
  • C. H. Jacobson, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900 [4]
  • Arthur H. Jacobson (b. 1910), American Republican politician, Allamakee County Attorney, 1937-44; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1944; Member of Iowa State Senate 40th District, 1945-50 [4]
  • ... (Another 32 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

HMS Repulse
  • Mr. Albert Edward Jacobson, British Gunner C D, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking [5]
Winter Quarters coal mine
  • Mr. Matt Jacobson, Finnish mine worker residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion [6]
  • Mr. William Jacobson, Finnish mine worker residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion [6]


Suggested Readings for the name Jacobson +

  • History of the Jacboson Family in Norway and America by Harriet Martinson Sybilrud.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) COUNTESS OF YARBOROUGH 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850CountessYarborough.htm
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
  6. Miners killed in Winter Quarters (retrieved 28th July 2021). Retrieved from http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/miners.html


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