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Jackson
Say it: JAK-sun
Meaning
From an English surname meaning 'son of Jack', Jack being a medieval pet form of John.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in honor of Andrew Jackson in the 19th century, it became a top-20 US name in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 259,392 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 150 boys
- 9,070 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jaxon, Jaxson
Famous bearers
- Andrew Jackson, US President (surname)
- Jackson Pollock, American painter
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.