Jackson
Meaning of Jackson
Jackson is an English surname meaning "son of Jack," formed with the patronymic suffix -son. Jack is a diminutive of John, which derives from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." The given name is a transferred use of the surname, following the broad fashion for surnames as first names. The surname is common in England and the United States and in other English-speaking countries. It is pronounced JAK-sun (/ˈdʒæk.sən/), with the stress on the first syllable; the pronunciation is the same in American and British English.
Its best-known historical associations are Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, the Confederate general. Among contemporary bearers, Jackson Wang, the Hong Kong rapper and Got7 member, is widely known, as is actor Jackson Rathbone, known for The Twilight Saga.
In the United States, Jackson ranked 36th for boys in 2025. Its best rank was 14th in 2021, and its largest annual count was 12,610 in 2013. The name rose from 316th in 1990 to the top 20 by the 2010s, has remained a top-40 choice since 2006, and remains a popular choice today.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as JAK-sun (/ˈdʒæk.sən/)
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Notable People Named Jackson
| Jackson Wang is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, and songwriter who went from competitive fencing to Got7, founded Team Wang and its fashion brand, and charted on the US Billboard 200 with Mirrors, Magic Man, and Magic Man 2. |
| Monroe Jackson Rathbone V is an American actor, singer, and musician best known as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga and Sokka in the 2010 film The Last Airbender, and he fronted the funk rock band 100 Monkeys from 2008 to 2012. |
| Jackson Volney Scholz was a 1920s American sprinter who became the first person to reach Olympic sprint finals at three Games and later gained fame as a writer. |
