Jacobson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix is an Ashkenazic variation of the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language given name Yaakov ("supplanter" or "follower"). The suffix, -son denotes "son/descendent of". There are several variants. The earliest record of the surname is found in Cambridgeshire in 1273.
People with the surname Jacobson include:
Amy Jacobson (born 1969), television reporter for WMAQ News in ChicagoAndrew Jacobson (born 1985), Major League Soccer playerArthur Jacobson (1901–1993), American assistant directorBen Jacobson (born 1970), American college basketball coachBill Jacobson (born 1955), American photographerCecil Jacobson (born 1936), disgraced American fertility doctorClayton Jacobson II (born 1932 or 1933), credited with inventing the personal water craftDan Jacobson (1929–2014), South African writerDana Jacobson (born 1971), American news anchorDavid Jacobson (diplomat), lawyer and current United States Ambassador to CanadaDouglas T. Jacobson (1925–2000), US Marine who was awarded the Medal of HonorEdward Jacobson (1891–1955), Jewish American businessman and activistEdmund Jacobson, American physician, creator of the Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniqueEdith Jacobson (1897–1978), German psychoanalystEmily Jacobson (born 1985), American sabre fencerEric Jacobson (born 1970), American puppeteerEvelyn Jacobson, married name Evelyn Kozak (1899–2013), American supercentenarianFredrik Jacobson (born 1974), Swedish golferGeorgij Georgiewitsch Jacobson (1871-1926), Russian entomologistHarvey Jacobson (born 1956), British businessmanHoward Jacobson (born 1942), British authorIsrael Jacobson (1768–1828), German philanthropist and reformerIvar Jacobson (born 1939), Swedish computer scientistJeff Jacobson (Ohio), Ohio Republican state senatorJoe Jacobson (born 1986), Welsh footballerJoseph Jacobson, American inventorLeonard Jacobson (1921–1992), American museum architectMarcey Jacobson (1911–2009), American photographerNathan Jacobson (1910–1999), American mathematicianNorm Jacobson, rugby league footballerdPeter Marc Jacobson, American television writer, director and producerPeter Jacobson, American film and television actorPeter Jacobson (judge), Federal Court of Australia judgeRobert Jacobson, Former Lutheran Bishop who became a Catholic priestRobert M. Jacobson (born 1958), American physicianRoman Jakobson or Jacobson (1896–1982), Russian linguistSada Jacobson (born 1983), American sabre fencerSam Jacobson (born 1975), American basketball playerSydney Jacobson (1908–1988), British journalist and editorVan Jacobson, American scientist and network specialistWilliam Jacobson (1803–1884), British Anglican bishopWilliam A. Jacobson, American attorney