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In the 2000 U.S. Census, Jackson was reported as the 13th most common SURNAME in America.

Jackson is also a not-unusual place name.

Personal experiences with the name Jackson: | Edit

I know two girls with this name, one spelled Jaxon. The spelling with "son" seems mismatched for a girl.

Um... the name itself seems mismatched for a girl. Why must parents continue to degender names???? Jackson is a stong, MASCULINE name. I wouldn't name my son Andrea. Parents need to know when to leave names alone. It takes away from boys named Jackson.
I am hesitating to use Logan as a name for my son because people are using it for so many girls.

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This person needs to get over it. Names change genders. They ALWAYS have changed genders. Ashley, Alex, Jamie, Tracy... big deal. I am a boy named Jackson and you know, having a few girls share my name doesn't take away from me one bit. I have no idea why you would even think that it did. If someone does, they need to man up and get over it too!

My brother's name is Jackson. He used to have a friend name Michael in Kindergarten. Just imagine how funny it was when the teacher called them "Jackson! Michael!" lol. But he goes by Jack most of the time anyway.

My name is Jackson and I happen to have a sister named Evan! (she was named after a friend of my mom)

Nicknames for Jackson: | Edit

Jack, Jax, Stonewall, Jake, J., Sonny

People always tend to call my son Action Jackson : P

Meanings and history of the name Jackson: | Edit

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Famous real-life people named Jackson: | Edit

Jackson Browne - Singer-songwriter.
Jackson Pollock - Abstract painter.
The Jackson 5; Michael Jackson (and his siblings, Jermaine Jackson, Janet Jackson; etc)
Jackson Rathbone - actor(Twilight, Senior Skip Day) -singer(100 Monkeys)
Andrew Jackson - seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy.

Jackson in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Jackson," song by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (granted, about a place, but could be naming inspiration.)

Jackson is a character on Desperate Housewives.

Jackson is a character on Hannah Montana.