A Danish, German, Swedish and Norwegian surname, Jacobson comes from the Latin term ‘jacobus’ which means the son of Jacob, also a follower. The spelling variations for Jacobson include Jacobs, Jacober, Jakobson, Jacobssohn, Jakobsohn, Jakobi, Jacobsson, Jakobsson, Jacobsen and Jacoby. In northern England is the greater concentration of those with the Jacobson surname. The counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Durham, Northumberland and then the city of London have many people with the Jacobson name. In Scotland the islands of Shetland and Orkney east of Scotland have high numbers of those with the Jacobson surname. There are also many living in Lanarkshire, Midlothian and Angus counties. Within the United States the Jacobson family name originated in New York and then the many northern European immigrates to Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. Famous: Bert Jacobson (actor, singer and announcer known as ‘Bert Parks’), Clayton Jacobson II (inventor of the personal water craft), Fredrik Jacobson (champion Swedish golfer), Joseph Jacobson (inventor of Nan particle-based ink used in inkjet printers), Sam Jacobson (professional basketball player), Howard Jacobson (English author), Joe Jacobson (footballer from Wales) and Dan Jacobson (writer from South Africa).