Surname
Jacobsson
“son of Jacob”
Jacobsson is a surname from Swedish, meaning “son of Jacob.” It is used in Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Swedish Jacobsson, built from Swedish Jacob + -s- + son.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jacobsson’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Jacobsson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form JACOBSEN. In Swedish usage, Jacobsson as a surname has a related form in Jakobsson. In Swedish usage, Jacobsson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form JACOBSON.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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