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Jackson

in the US

There are 448,589 people with the last name "Jackson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Jackson 15
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  1. is 11th most common Thomas
  2. is 12th most common Moore
  3. is 13th most common Martin
  4. is 14th most common Thompson
  5. is 15th most common Jackson
  6. is 16th most common Garcia
  7. is 17th most common White
  8. is 18th most common Lee
  9. is 19th most common Rodriguez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Jackson

James, Robert, William, John, David, Michael, Mary, Charles, Richard, 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 the US

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James Jackson (5,491 searches)
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