Jacobsen (surname)
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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. Scandinavian
immigrants to English
-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jacobson
in order to accommodate English orthographic rules
.
People with the surname Jacobsen include:
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
-Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname meaning "son of Jacob". The prefix derives from the biblical
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Yaakov ("supplanter" or "follower"). The cognate Jakobsen is less common. The English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Jacobson
Jacobson
Jacobson may refer to:*Jacobson In mathematics:* Jacobson density theorem, mathematical theorem* Jacobson ring, algebraic geometry concept* Jacobson semisimple ring, type of semiprimitive ringIn anatomy:...
is a parallel form, of which the earliest records are found in Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
in 1244. Scandinavian
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are a group of Germanic peoples, inhabiting Scandinavia and to a lesser extent countries associated with Scandinavia, and speaking Scandinavian languages. The group includes Danes, Norwegians and Swedes, and additionally the descendants of Scandinavian settlers such as the Icelandic...
immigrants to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Jacobson
Jacobson
Jacobson may refer to:*Jacobson In mathematics:* Jacobson density theorem, mathematical theorem* Jacobson ring, algebraic geometry concept* Jacobson semisimple ring, type of semiprimitive ringIn anatomy:...
in order to accommodate English orthographic rules
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
People with the surname Jacobsen include:
People
- Allan JacobsenAllan JacobsenAllan Jacobsen is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a prop, nicknamed "Chunk". He plays for Edinburgh....
(born 1978), Scottish rugby union player - Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)Anders Jacobsen is a Norwegian ski jumper, representing Ringkollen Skiklubb, and the youngest Norwegian to have won the Four Hills Tournament. He has competed since 2003.-Early career:...
, Norwegian - Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenArne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born...
(1902–1971), Danish architect and designer - Astrid JacobsenAstrid JacobsenAstrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen...
, Norwegian cross-country skier - Bernhard M. JacobsenBernhard M. JacobsenBernhard Martin Jacobsen was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa who served nearly three full terms during the Great Depression. He was the father of William S. Jacobsen, who succeeded him in Congress following his death....
, Congressman from Iowa, USA - Carl JacobsenCarl JacobsenCarl Christian Hillman Jacobsen was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist, the son of J. C. Jacobsen, who founded the brewery Carlsberg and named it after him.-Career:...
, CEO Carlsberg brewery - Casey JacobsenCasey JacobsenCasey Gardner Jacobsen is an American professional basketball player for Brose Baskets of the German Bundesliga League....
(born 1981), American basketball player - Christian Høgni JacobsenChristian Høgni JacobsenChristian Høgni Jacobsen is a Faroese football striker, currently playing for NSÍ Runavík.-Club career:He made his debut in Faroese football with NSÍ Runavík in the 1997 season and later moved abroad to play for Danish sides Esbjerg fB and Vejle BK before returning to the Faroe Islands in 2004...
, Faroese football striker - Erik JacobsenErik JacobsenErik Jacobsen is an American record producer, best known for his work in the 1960s with Tim Hardin, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Charlatans and Norman Greenbaum, and later with Tazmanian Devils and Chris Isaak....
, American record producer - Florence S. JacobsenFlorence S. JacobsenFlorence Smith Jacobsen was the sixth general president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1961 to 1972.-Early years:...
, sixth general president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Gay Jacobsen D'AsaroGay Jacobsen D'AsaroGay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro is an American Olympic foil fencer.She attended and fenced at the University of California at Santa Barbara from 1972–74 and fenced for San Jose State University in late the 1970s and early 1980s. She holds a record for two National Titles, and was a 1-rated Referee....
, American foil fencer - Henry JacobsenHenry JacobsenHenry Jacobsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Rygge.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Østfold and Akershus in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the...
, Norwegian politician - J. C. Jacobsen, Danish industrialist who founded Carlsberg brewery
- Jens Peter JacobsenJens Peter JacobsenJens Peter Jacobsen was a Danish novelist, poet, and scientist, in Denmark often just written as "J. P. Jacobsen" and pronounced "I. P. Jacobsen"...
(1847–1885), Danish novelist, poet, and scientist - Johan JacobsenJohan JacobsenJohan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer...
, Danish film director - Jón Rói JacobsenJón Rói JacobsenJón Rói Jacobsen is a Faroese football defender currently playing for BK Frem.-Club career:Jacobsen started his career as a striker for HB Torshavn, scoring 12 goals in the 2002 league season to end up 3rd in that seasons' goalscorers chart...
, Faroese football defender - Jørgen-Frantz JacobsenJørgen-Frantz JacobsenJørgen-Frantz Jacobsen occupies a distinct place in Scandinavian literature. He is the only Faroese writer to achieve international best-seller status...
, Faroese writer - Joseph JacobsenJoseph JacobsenJoseph Jacobsen is an American pair skater.Early in his career, he competed with Janey Mayne. He then teamed up with Bianca Butler, with whom he competed for ten years. Butler & Jacobsen were the 2007 US National junior silver medalists...
, American pair skater - Josephine Jacobsen, American author
- Ken JacobsenKen JacobsenKen Jacobsen was a Democratic Party member of the State Senate in Washington, United States. He was first elected to the Washington State Legislature in 1982.-Political History:...
, American politician - Kevin JacobsenKevin JacobsenKevin George Jacobsen OAM is a well-known Australian entertainment entrepreneur.Along with his brothers Colin and Keith, he was a member of prominent Australian 1960s band, The Joy Boys....
, Australian entertainment businessman - Lars JacobsenLars JacobsenLars Christian Jacobsen, , and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish footballer. He currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen.-Odense Boldklub:Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub...
, Danish footballer - Mette JacobsenMette JacobsenMette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
, Danish Olympic swimmer - Nicolas JacobsenNicolas JacobsenNicolas Jacobsen is a hacker who had illegal access to the private information of T-Mobile customers for at least a year. He was arrested after an investigation by the United States Secret Service in October 2004 and pled guilty at trial as part of a plea agreement.-References:...
, American hacker - Nils Kristen JacobsenNils Kristen JacobsenNils Kristen Jacobsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions....
, Norwegian politician - Pål JacobsenPål JacobsenPål Jacobsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player.His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division. In 1981 Jacobsen, scoring 16 goals, became top goalscorer in the Norwegian Premier League. At this...
, Norwegian football coach, former player - Peder Nikolai Leier JacobsenPeder Nikolai Leier JacobsenPeder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1945–1949...
, Norwegian politician - Peter JacobsenPete JacobsenPete Jacobsen, born Peter Paul George Jacobsen, May 16, 1950 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, died April 29, 2002 in London, England was an English jazz pianist....
, English jazz pianist - Peter JacobsenPeter JacobsenPeter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:...
, American golfer - Rógvi JacobsenRógvi JacobsenRógvi Jacobsen is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for ÍF and the Faroe Islands national football team.-Club career:...
, Faroese football (soccer) striker - Rolf Jacobsen, Norwegian author
- Roy JacobsenRoy JacobsenRoy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv , which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris...
, Norwegian author - Rune Angell-JacobsenRune Angell-JacobsenRune Angell-Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist.He is a former lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, where he worked as a systems operator on P-3 Orion, and later as an intelligence officer.-Works:...
, Norwegian novelist - Solveig Gunbjörg JacobsenSolveig Gunbjörg JacobsenSolveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen was the first person born in the Antarctic region, in Grytviken, South Georgia Island. Her father Fridthjof Jacobsen settled in South Georgia in 1904 to become assistant manager, and from 1914 to 1921 manager of the Grytviken whaling station...
, first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence - Stephanie Chaves-JacobsenStephanie Chaves-JacobsenStephanie Jacobsen is an Australian actress.-Personal life:Jacobsen was born in Hong Kong, then a British crown colony...
, actress - Thorkild JacobsenThorkild JacobsenThorkild Jacobsen was a renowned historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature.He was one of the foremost scholars on the ancient Near East.-Biography:...
(1904–1993), Danish-born historian and specialist in AssyriologyAssyriologyAssyriology is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of ancient Mesopotamia and the related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers the Akkadian sister-cultures of Assyria and Babylonia, together with their cultural predecessor; Sumer...
and the Epic of Gilgamesh - William S. JacobsenWilliam S. JacobsenWilliam Sebastian Jacobsen was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district who served three terms from 1937 to 1942. He was the son of his predecessor, Bernhard M...
, Congressman from Iowa, USA