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(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)
Categories
alpinists, American founding fathers, American presidential surnames, Barry Lyndon, baseball players, blues musicians, Bob Dylan songs, boxers, brand names, child actors, dancers, Doctor Who companions, drummers, ends in -son, Family Affair characters, gospel musicians, isograms, Jamaican sprinters, mountaineers, NBA players, pop music, pop singers, R'n'B singers, rappers, skiffle, sports pundits, Star Wars actors, Tiger and Bunny characters, vibraphonists, writers
