Jakobson (surname)
Jakobson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Jakob". Notable people with the surname include:
- August Jakobson, Estonian writer
- Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian journalist, writer, politician and teacher
- Edmund Jacobson, an American physiologist
- Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian wood engraver
- Gregg Jakobson, American songwriter
- Idel Jakobson, Estonian NKVD investigator
- Lars Jakobson, Swedish author
- Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset, Norwegian farmer and politician
- Max Jakobson, Finnish diplomat
- Roman Jakobson, Russian linguist
