Monday, July 23, 2007

Meaning and origin of Jackson

The boy's name Jackson \j(a)-ck-son\ is pronounced JASK-son. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of Jack". US President Andrew Jackson; Civil War General Stonewall Jackson; artist Jackson Pollock; singer Jackson Browne.

Jackson has 10 variant forms: Jack, Jackie, Jacksen, Jacky, Jacson, Jakson, Jax, Jaxen, Jaxon and Jaxson.



Jackson is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
- www.thinkbabynames.com

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