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Jackson

in Illinois

There are 19,541 people with the last name "Jackson" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Jackson 9
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  1. is 5th most common Brown
  2. is 6th most common Miller
  3. is 7th most common Davis
  4. is 8th most common Anderson
  5. is 9th most common Jackson
  6. is 10th most common Thomas
  7. is 11th most common Wilson
  8. is 12th most common Garcia
  9. is 13th most common Moore

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Jackson

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

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 Illinois

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James Jackson, IL (99 searches)
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