Origin and popularity of the name JACOBSEN
Origin
Jacobsen : Danish Norwegian North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jacob. Compare Jacobson and Jakobsen.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England
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