Jackson

Jackson is an English surname-turned-given name meaning son of Jack, where Jack itself is a medieval English pet form of John, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning Yahweh is gracious. Its use as a first name was popularized in the United States largely through admiration for President Andrew Jackson, and it has remained especially prominent in American and Australian naming traditions. The name shares its heritage with the cognates Jakeson and Jaxon, the latter a modern phonetic spelling that has grown substantially in popularity.