Jackson (given name)

Jackson

Gender	Masculine
Language	English
Origin
Meaning	"Son of Jack"
Other names
Nicknames	Jax, Jack, Jace, Sonny

Jackson is an English masculine given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname, which means "son of Jack". ^[1] It is in regular use, along with spelling variants such as Jaxon, ^[2] and Jacksen, Jacson, and Jaxson.

Notable people

• Jackson Abugo, South Sudanese politician
• Jackson de Oliveira Alcántara (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Allen (born 1993), Australian rules football player
• Jackson Anthony (1958–2023), Sri Lankan actor
• Jackson Archer, Australian rules footballer
• Jackson D. Arnold (1912–2007), U.S. Navy admiral
• Jackson Arnold (American football) (born 2004), American football player
• Jackson Asiku (born 1978), Ugandan-Australian boxer
• Jackson Barnett (1856–1934), American landowner
• Jackson Barton (born 1995), American football player
• Jackson Baumeister (born 2002), American baseball player
• Jackson Beardy (1944–1984), Canadian Indigenous Oji-Cree Anishinaabe artist
• Jackson Berkey (born 1942), American composer, pianist and singer
• Jackson Bird (born 1990), American vlogger, speaker, LGBTQ advocate, and writer
• Jackson Munro Bird (born 1986), Australian international cricketer
• Jackson Browne (born 1948), American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist
• Jackson Brundage (born 2001), American actor
• Jackson Cantwell (born 2008), American football player
• Jackson Carman (born 2000), American football player
• Jackson Cates (born 1997), American ice hockey player
• Jackson Chourio (born 2004), Venezuelan baseball player
• Jackson Cluff (born 1996), American baseball player
• Jackson Collins (born 1998), Australian Olympic canoeist
• Jackson Corpuz (born 1989), Filipino basketball player
• Jackson Davies (born 1950), Canadian actor
• Jackson Davis (actor) (born 1979), American actor
• Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016), American politician
• Jackson Davis (education official) (1882–1947), American educator
• Jackson Dean (born 2000), American country music singer
• Thomas Jackson Denson (1863–1935), American musician and singing school teacher
• Jackson Doe (1934–1990), Liberian politician
• Jackson Emery (born 1987), American college basketball player
• Jackson Ferris (born 1998), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Jackson Conner Ferris (born 2004), American baseball player
• Jackson Ford (born 1998), Australian rugby league footballer
• Jackson C. Frank (né Jones; 1943–1999), American folk musician
• Jackson Gallagher, Australian actor
• Jackson Galaxy (born 1966), stage name of American Richard Kirschner, American cat behaviorist, YouTuber, and former host of the television show My Cat from Hell
• Jackson Garden-Bachop (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player
• Jackson Gill (1881–1920), Guyanese cricketer
• Jackson "Jacko" Gill (born 1994), New Zealand track and field athlete
• Jackson Gregory (1882–1943), American teacher, journalist, and writer
• Jackson Guice (1961–2025), American comics artist
• Jackson Guthy (born 1996), American singer-songwriter
• Jackson Harries (born 1993), British filmmaker and YouTuber
• Jackson Harris, American pop singer
• Jackson Hastings (born 1996), British international rugby league footballer
• Jackson Hawes (born 2000), American football player
• Jackson He (born 1997), Chinese-born American football player
• Jackson Hemopo (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
• Jackson Heywood (born 1988), Australian actor
• Jackson Hill (born 1941), American composer
• Jackson Hinkle (born 1999), American political commentator and influencer
• Jackson Holliday (born 2003), American baseball player
• William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), English botanist and botanical illustrator
• Henry Jackson Hunt (1819–1889), American general and artillery tactician
• Jackson Hurst (born 1979), American actor
• Jackson Irvine (born 1993), Australian footballer
• Jackson Jeffcoat (born 1990), American football player
• Jackson Jobe (born 2002), American baseball player
• Jackson Johonnet, pseudonym of the American author of a 1792 Indian captivity narrative
• Jackson Kabiga (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Jackson Kafuuzi (born 1977), Ugandan politician
• Jackson Kemper (1789–1870), American Episcopalian missionary bishop
• Jackson Khoury (born 2002), Australian-Lebanese footballer
• Jackson Kivuva (born 1989), Kenyan runner
• Jackson Koivun (born 2005), American amateur golfer
• Jackson Kowar (born 1996), American baseball player
• Jackson LaCombe (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Jackson Lam, Singaporean politician
• Jackson Lane (born 1997 or 1998), American government official
• Jackson Santos Laurentino (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
• T. J. Jackson Lears (born 1947), American historian
• Jackson Lee (soccer) (born 2001), Australian footballer
• Jackson Lee (racing driver) (born 2002), American racing driver
• Jackson Longridge (born 1995), Scottish footballer
• Jackson Jose Lucas (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Mandago (born 1974), Kenyan politician
• Jackson Manuel, New Zealand footballer
• Jackson Mariñez (born 1990), Dominican boxer
• Jackson Martínez (born 1986), Colombian footballer
• Jackson Mayanja (born 1969), Ugandan footballer and coach
• Jackson McLerran (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
• Jackson Meeks (born 2003), American football player
• Jackson Merrett (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
• Jackson Merrill (born 2003), American baseball player
• Jackson Mitchell (born 2001), American football player
• Jackson Morton (1794–1874), American politician
• Jackson Mthembu (1958–2021), South African politician
• Jackson Muleka (born 1999), Congolese footballer
• Jackson Mutero Chirenje (1935–1988), Zimbabwean historian
• Jackson Nezuh (born 2002), American baseball player
• Jackson Ngiraingas, Palauan politician and businessman
• Jackson Pace (born 1999), American actor
• Jackson Page (born 2001), Welsh snooker player
• Jackson Paine (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
• William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), American civil engineer and veteran of the American Civil War
• Jackson Gonçalves Pereira (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American painter
• Jackson Porozo (born 2000), Ecuadorian footballer
• Jackson Powers-Johnson (born 2003), American football player
• Jackson Proskow (born 1982), Canadian journalist
• Jackson Ragen (born 1998), American soccer player
• Jackson Raine (born 1974), Australian actor
• Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), American actor, singer, and musician
• Jackson Tibolla Rodrigues (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Rohm (c. 1971–2023), American country and pop musician
• Jackson Rowe (born 1997), Canadian basketball player
• Jackson Rutledge (born 1999), American baseball player
• Jackson Robert Scott (born 2008), American actor
• Jackson Shelstad (born 2005), American college basketball player
• Jackson Coelho Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Ferreira Silvério (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson Sirmon (born 2000), American football player
• Jackson William Smith (born 2001), English footballer
• Jackson de Sousa (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson de Souza (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Jackson J. Spielvogel (born 1939), American historian
• Jackson T. Stephens (1923–2005), American oilman and investment banker
• Jackson Stormo (born 1999), American basketball player
• Jackson Tate (1898–1978), American United States Navy admiral
• Jackson Taylor (born 1991 or 1992), Australian politician
• Jackson Todd (born 1951), American baseball player
• Jackson Topine (born 2001), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Jackson Trengove (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Jackson Wälti (born 1999), American footballer
• Jackson Wang (born 1994), Hong Kong rapper
• Jackson Weaver (1920–1992), American broadcaster and voice actor
• Jackson James White (born 1996), American actor
• Jackson Williams (born 1986), American baseball player
• Jackson Withrow (born 1993), American tennis player
• Jackson Wolf (born 1999), American baseball player
• Jackson Woodard (born 2002), American football player
• Jackson Wray (born 1990), English rugby union player
• Jackson Yueill (born 1997), American soccer player

Nickname

• John S. Gemperle (born 1982), better known as Papa Jackson, Filipino radio DJ and TV personality

Fictional characters

• Jackson Avery, in the television series Grey's Anatomy
• Jackson Belleville, a recurring character in the TV series Gilmore Girls
• Jackson Bentley, in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia
• Jackson Briggs or Jax, in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series
• Jackson Brodie, main character in a series of crime novels by UK author Kate Atkinson
• Jackson Curtis, in the film 2012
• Jackson "Jack" Darby, in the animated TV series Transformers: Prime
• Jackson Healy, in the 2016 film The Nice Guys
• Jackson Hunt, alias used by Richard Castle's father in Castle
• Jackson Kenner, in The CW TV show The Originals
• Jackson Maine, main protagonist of the 2018 remake of A Star Is Born
• Jackson Oz, the protagonist of the Zoo novel series by James Patterson and later the TV series Zoo
• Jackson Stewart, in the TV series Hannah Montana
• Jackson Storm, main antagonist of the film Cars 3
• Jackson "Jax" Teller, main character in the TV series Sons of Anarchy
• Jackson Whittemore, in the MTV TV show Teen Wolf

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN   0-19-861060-2.
2. Evans, Cleveland Kent (18 May 2025). "Evans: Here's a look at the US' top baby names in 2024, including one mysterious boom". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2025.