About Jolson
The surname Jolson is of Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Yehiel, meaning "God lives." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Yehiel. Over time, the name evolved and was anglicized to Jolson. The surname Jolson is most commonly associated with the famous American entertainer Al Jolson, who popularized blackface performances in the early 20th century.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jolson based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Jolson in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jolson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.