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Jackson

in Georgia

There are 28,326 people with the last name "Jackson" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Jackson 7
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  1. is 3rd most common Johnson
  2. is 4th most common Jones
  3. is 5th most common Brown
  4. is 6th most common Davis
  5. is 7th most common Jackson
  6. is 8th most common Thomas
  7. is 9th most common Harris
  8. is 10th most common Wilson
  9. is 11th most common Taylor

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jack, Jackman, Jacks, Jackie, Jackowski, Jacklin, Jacko, Jackel, Jacka, Jacky

Most Common First Names for Jackson

James, Robert, Michael, Willie, Mary, William, John, David, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.

FOREBEARS This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh U.S. president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.

Recent Searches for "Jackson" in Georgia

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James Jackson, GA (85 searches)
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