About the Jacobsen surname
The surname Jacobsen is associated with a patronymic formation. The surname ending is typical of a Scandinavian patronymic formation generally meaning “son of.”. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.
Pronunciation:
Ja-kob-sèn/ʒakɔbsɛn/