Definitions for Jackson
ˈdʒæk sənjack·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Jackson, Glenda Jacksonnoun

   English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

2. Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jacksonnoun

   United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)

3. Jackson, Mahalia Jacksonnoun

   United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)

4. Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jacksonnoun

   United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)

5. Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jacksonnoun

   United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)

6. Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jacksonnoun

   general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)

7. Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickorynoun

   7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)

8. Jacksonnoun

   a town in western Wyoming

9. Jacksonnoun

   a town in western Tennessee

10. Jackson, capital of Mississippinoun

    capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River

11. Jacksonnoun

    a town in south central Michigan

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jacksonnoun

   transferred from the surname.

2. Jacksonnoun

   Andrew Jackson, President of the United States (1829-1837).

3. Jacksonnoun

   Michael Jackson, singer and entertainer (1958-2009).

4. Jacksonnoun

   The capital of Mississippi.

5. Jacksonnoun

   A 20-dollar banknote

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1. Jackson

   Jackson is a song written in 1963 by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber and first recorded by Wheeler. It is best known from two 1967 releases: a pop hit single by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, which reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 39 Easy Listening, and a country hit single by Johnny Cash and June Carter, which reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart and has become more appreciated by non-country audiences in recent years as a result of Cash's continued popularity and its use in the 2011 film The Help.

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1. jackson

   Jackson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning "son of Jack." It's also often used as a male given name. Several famous personalities, like President Andrew Jackson and pop star Michael Jackson, bear this name. It's also the name of numerous places in the United States, including the capital city of Mississippi. In broader context, Jackson can refer to various entities such as companies, organizations, or even art, music or culture related to individuals named Jackson. The interpretation often depends on the context in which it is used.

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1. Jackson

   Jackson is the capital of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Located south of the Yazoo River, it is considered to be the southern border of the Mississippi Delta. Jackson is the most populous city in Mississippi, and is one of two county seats of Hinds County, with the town of Raymond being the other. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census. The 2010 census ascribed a population of 539,057 to the five-county Jackson metropolitan area. The current slogan for the city is "Jackson, Mississippi: City with Soul." Jackson is ranked 3rd out of America's 100 largest metro areas for the best "Bang For Your Buck" city according to Forbes magazine. The study measured overall affordability, housing rates, and more. The city is named after Andrew Jackson, who was a general at the time of the naming but later became president of the United States. The city is the anchor of the Metro area. USS Jackson will be the first ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the city.

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1. Jackson

   1, a prosperous manufacturing city (21) in Michigan, U.S.A., on the Grand River, 70 m. W. of Detroit; has various mills, iron-works, breweries, &c., and bituminous coal-mines on its outskirts. 2, A cotton market-town (10), capital of Madison County, Tennessee, on the South Fork of the Forked Deer River, 107 m. SE. of Cairo, Illinois.

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1. jackson

   Song lyrics by jackson -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jackson on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jackson

   The name of a river and several towns of the United States, after General Andrew Jackson, the seventh President.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JACKSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jackson is ranked #19 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jackson surname appeared 708,099 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 240 would have the surname Jackson.
   
   53% or 375,576 total occurrences were Black.
   39.8% or 282,461 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 22,093 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 17,702 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 7,506 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 2,762 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Michigan
   • Mississippi
   • Tennessee
   • Wyoming
   • Actress
   • Civil Rights Leader
   • General
   • Politician
   • Singer
   • State Capital
   • Town
   • Writer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Jackson' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4410

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Jackson?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Jackson in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jackson in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jackson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Jackson in a Sentence

1. Paul Anka:

   I sent the tapes to Los Angeles for him to meet me there so we could put the rest of the band on. They called me from there a couple of days later and said, ‘ Mr. Jackson stole the tapes.'.

2. Charles Evers:

   We need jobs here. And the main reason I like him is he shoots from the hip. He doesn't have written speeches and all that kind of stuff, i'd also like to see Donald Trump bring one of those casinos to Jackson.

3. Mark Levin:

   Judge Jackson, who's for all these radical things, you understand Senator Collins, that Judge Jackson cannot even define that you’re a woman? [Jackson] is not even close to a centrist or even a traditional liberal. She is a radical.

4. Greg Abbott.Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin:

   The true spirit of our nation is Americans lifting up one another in times of need and hardship, we are truly grateful for the generosity of Texans and Americans like Bo Jackson, who have stepped up to help in the aftermath of the shooting at Robb Elementary School. When we asked people to support the Uvalde community in the days after, Bo Jackson did not hesitate in reaching out to my office to offer Bo Jackson help to the grieving families.

5. Terri Sewell:

   Brown Jackson have to sometimes see it to be it and that visual is the kind of spark Brown Jackson really catapults a whole other generation into realizing the many possibilities in life that being in a place like African American affords us, brown Jackson doesn't mean that we don't have our own challenges to get there. But if she could do it, the thought is, well, maybe I can do it too, right ?

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jackson
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jackson
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Jackson
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Jackson
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Jackson
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Jackson