Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.kəb.sən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "son of Jacob". Related NamesDetails RootJacob (given name)VariantJacobsOther Languages & CulturesHagopian, Hakobyan(Armenian) Jacobsen, Jakobsen, Ibsen, Jeppesen(Danish) Jacobs, Jacobse(Dutch) Jacques(French) Kopp(German) Jakab(Hungarian) Jakobsson(Icelandic) Jakobsen(Norwegian) Yakovlev, Yakovleva(Russian) Jakobsson(Swedish) Yakovenko(Ukrainian) Categories chess Grandmasters, comedians, ends in -son, film directors, patronymics, rugby union All Blacks