Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. JAY-kəb-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "son of Jacob". Related NamesDetails VariantJacobsOther Languages & CulturesHagopian, Hakobyan(Armenian) Jacobsen, Jakobsen, Ibsen, Jeppesen(Danish) Jacobs, Jacobse(Dutch) Jacques(French) Kopp(German) Jakab(Hungarian) Jakobsson(Icelandic) Jakobsen(Norwegian) Yakovlev(Russian) Jakobsson(Swedish) Categories comedians, ends in -son