Jakobsson Name Origin and Family Crest

The spelling Jakobsson grew out of Jakob, a German surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “From Jakob (Jacob)”, the same as for Jakob.

How the spelling arose

The ending -sson in Jakobsson marks an German derivative of the root behind Jakob. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Jakobson, Jakobsen and Jakoby.

Surname statistics

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Jacobson.

Heraldry and the Jakobsson name

There is no single Jakobsson family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Jakobsson report, with a museum-style coat of arms.