About Jakobsen
The surname Jakobsen is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Jakob, which is the Danish and Norwegian form of the name Jacob. It signifies "son of Jakob" and is commonly found in Denmark and Norway. The name Jakob itself has Hebrew origins and means "supplanter" or "one who follows." Therefore, the surname Jakobsen can be understood as "son of Jakob" or "descendant of Jakob."
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The surname Jakobsen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jakobsen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Jakobsen is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Jakobsen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jakobsen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.