Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒæk.sən/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Related Names

RootJack (given name)
VariantJack
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanow, Kazloŭ, Kazlow(Belarusian) Ivanov(Bulgarian) Janda, Jandová(Czech) Jensen, Jenson, Johannessen, Johansen(Danish) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz(German) Giannopoulos, Giannopoulou, Ioannidi, Ioannidis, Ioannidou, Ioannou(Greek) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Jansone, Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitienė, Jonaitis, Jonaitytė(Lithuanian) Ivanov, Ivanovski, Jovanovski(Macedonian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu(Romanian) Ivanov(Russian) Jack(Scottish) Ivanović, Jovanović(Serbian) Juan(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson(Swedish) Ivanov(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)
Given Name DescendantsJackson, Jaxon, Jaxson, Jaxxon(English)

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Entry updated April 23, 2024