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Jackson

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Jack +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • 2022 May 12, Dave Davies, “Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?”, in NPR‎[1], spoken by Nicholas Confessore, archived from the original on 28 June 2023:
      In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.
    1. Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829–1837).
    2. Michael Jackson, singer and entertainer (1958–2009).
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • 2004, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories, →ISBN, page 158:
      Francis was named for his mother's father and Jackson himself was named for his father's mother. Not that his grandmother was called Jackson, of course - it was a maiden name (Margaret Jackson) and it was a Scottish tradition, his father informed him.
    • 2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN‎[2]:
      The sixth victim was identified as Jackson Sparks, 8, according to his family’s GoFundMe page. “This afternoon, our dear Jackson has sadly succumbed to his injuries and passed away,” an update posted to the page said days after the attack.
  3. A placename:
    1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. The capital city and largest city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
      2. A city in Alabama.
      3. A city, the county seat of Amador County, California.
      4. A city, the county seat of Butts County, Georgia.
      5. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana.
      6. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana.
      7. A city, the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky.
      8. A town in Louisiana.
      9. A town in Maine.
      10. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Michigan.
      11. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Minnesota.
      12. A city, the county seat of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
      13. An unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana.
      14. A village in Nebraska.
      15. A town in New Hampshire.
      16. A town in New York.
      17. A town, the county seat of Northampton County, North Carolina.
      18. An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, named after Andrew Jackson.
      19. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio.
      20. An unincorporated community and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
      21. A town in South Carolina.
      22. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee.
      23. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington.
      24. Several places in Wisconsin:
        1. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
        2. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
        3. A town in Washington County, Wisconsin.
        4. A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the town.
      25. A town, the county seat of Teton County, Wyoming.
      26. Many townships in the United States, listed under Jackson Township.
      27. Ellipsis of Jackson County.
    2. A town in Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • ⇒ Translingual: Jacksonaster

Translations

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jackson is the 19th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 708,099 people. Jackson is most common among black (53.0%) and white (39.9%) people. [3]

Noun

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Jackson (plural Jacksons)

  1. (US, slang) A U.S. 20-dollar banknote USD (from the portrait of President Andrew Jackson on the bill).
    Synonyms: Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson
    • 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
      She looked at me with that familiar desire
      Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
      She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
      But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
      So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
      Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
  2. A member of The Jackson 5.

See also

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U.S. currency bills

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Jackson.

Proper noun

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Jackson

  1. a male given name from English

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Jackson.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jackson m or f

  1. a surname from English
  2. A placename.

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛkson]
  • Hyphenation: Jack‧son
  • Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

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Jackson

  1. Jackson

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Jackson Jacksonok
accusative Jacksont Jacksonokat
dative Jacksonnak Jacksonoknak
instrumental Jacksonnal Jacksonokkal
causal-final Jacksonért Jacksonokért
translative Jacksonná Jacksonokká
terminative Jacksonig Jacksonokig
essive-formal Jacksonként Jacksonokként
essive-modal — —
inessive Jacksonban Jacksonokban
superessive Jacksonon Jacksonokon
adessive Jacksonnál Jacksonoknál
illative Jacksonba Jacksonokba
sublative Jacksonra Jacksonokra
allative Jacksonhoz Jacksonokhoz
elative Jacksonból Jacksonokból
delative Jacksonról Jacksonokról
ablative Jacksontól Jacksonoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Jacksoné Jacksonoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Jacksonéi Jacksonokéi
Possessive forms of Jackson
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Jacksonom Jacksonjaim
2nd person sing. Jacksonod Jacksonjaid
3rd person sing. Jacksonja Jacksonjai
1st person plural Jacksonunk Jacksonjaink
2nd person plural Jacksonotok Jacksonjaitok
3rd person plural Jacksonjuk Jacksonjaik
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