Jackson (name)

Jackson (/ˈæksən/) is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack".[1] In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales.[2] In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.[3]

Jackson is also used as a first name.

People with the name Jackson include:

Surname

Entertainment

Film and television

Music

Military

Politics

U.S. politics and law

Science

Sports

Athletics

  • Barry Jackson (athlete) (born 1941), English track and field athlete
  • Colin Jackson (born 1967), Welsh 110m hurdle athlete
  • Emma Jackson (born 1988), English 800m runner
  • Marjorie Jackson (born 1931), Australian sprinter and former Governor of South Australia
  • Mark Jackson (athlete) (born 1969), Canadian track and field athlete
  • Richard Jackson (born 1937), NASCAR race team owner
  • Bo Jackson (born 1962) , former professional baseball and football player for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Raiders.

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

Cricket

Association football

Australian rules football

All individuals listed here are Australian unless otherwise indicated.

Gridiron football

Ice hockey

Rugby

Other sports

Visual arts

Other

Multiple people with the same given name

First name

Jackson
Pronunciation/ˈæksən/
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"son of Jack"
Other names
Related namesJack
  • Jackson (Jackson Coelho Silva, born 1973), Brazilian footballer known as Jackson
  • Jackson Barton (born 1995), American football player
  • Clyde Jackson Browne (born 1948), American singer
  • Jackson Davis (born 1979), American actor
  • Jackson Douglas, actor known for playing the character Jackson Belleville on the TV series Gilmore Girls
  • Jackson Emery (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Jackson C. Frank (1943–1999), American singer-songwriter
  • Jackson "Jacko" Gill (born 1994), New Zealand shot putter
  • Jackson Harris, American pop singer
  • Jackson Kabiga (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Jackson Lee Benge or Jaxson Benge, American guitarist
  • Jackson Petty, voice actor
  • Paul Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American abstract painter
  • Jackson Proskow, Canadian journalist
  • Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), actor notable for playing Jasper Hale in the Twilight film franchise, and frontman of band 100 Monkeys
  • Jackson Martínez (born 1986), Colombian footballer who plays for FC Porto and the Colombia national football team
  • Jakson Coelho (born 1986), Brazilian footballer known as Jajá
  • Jackson Wang (born 1994), Hong Kong sabre fencing representative, Hong Kong member of Korean hip hop group GOT7

Fictional characters

EastEnders

Several characters from the TV series EastEnders have the surname Jackson.

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See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Jackson
  • All pages with titles containing Jackson

References

  1. "Jackson Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
  2. Peter Verstappen (1980) The book of surnames: origins and oddities of popular names p.89. University of Michigan
  3. United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
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