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