Jacobsen (surname)

Jacobsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical given name Yaakov ("supplanter" or "follower"). The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language patronymic surname Jacobson is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in Huntingdon in 1244.^[1] Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jacobson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules. Notable people with the surname include:

• Allan Jacobsen (born 1978), Scottish rugby union player
• Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper), Norwegian
• Anker Jacobsen (1911–1975), Danish tennis player
• Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971), Danish architect and designer
• Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian cross-country skier
• Bernhard M. Jacobsen, Congressman from Iowa, USA
• Carl Jacobsen, CEO Carlsberg brewery
• Casey Jacobsen (born 1981), American basketball player
• Christian Høgni Jacobsen, Faroese football striker
• Douglas Jacobsen, American religious scholar
• Erik Jacobsen, American record producer
• Florence S. Jacobsen, sixth general president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro, American foil fencer
• Henry Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
• J. C. Jacobsen, Danish industrialist who founded Carlsberg brewery
• Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885), Danish novelist, poet, and scientist
• Johan Jacobsen, Danish film director
• Jón Rói Jacobsen, Faroese football defender
• Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Faroese writer
• Joseph Jacobsen, American pair skater
• Josephine Jacobsen, American author
• Ken Jacobsen, American politician
• Kevin Jacobsen, Australian entertainment businessman
• Lars Jacobsen, Danish footballer
• Mette Jacobsen, Danish Olympic swimmer
• Nicolas Jacobsen, American hacker
• Nils Kristen Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
• Pål Jacobsen, Norwegian football coach, former player
• Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, Norwegian politician
• Peter Jacobsen, English jazz pianist
• Peter Jacobsen, American golfer
• Rógvi Jacobsen, Faroese football (soccer) striker
• Rolf Jacobsen, Norwegian author
• Roy Jacobsen, Norwegian author
• Rune Angell-Jacobsen, Norwegian novelist
• Solveig Gunbjörg Jacobsen, first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence
• Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen (1937–2012), Faroese poet, teacher and writer
• Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen, actress
• Thorkild Jacobsen (1904–1993), Danish-born historian and specialist in Assyriology and the Epic of Gilgamesh
• William S. Jacobsen, Congressman from Iowa, USA

See also

• Jakobsen

References