# Jansen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jansen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Dutch.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,596 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,189 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,604 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (16,036 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒænsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Through immigration from Dutch Jansen. Doublet of Johnson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jansen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jansen in the United States, Southern Netherlands, Australia, Habsburg Netherlands and the Kingdom of Denmark.

## People named Jansen

- Cornelius Jansen, Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
- Dan Jansen, American speed skater
- Mallory Jansen, Australian actress
- Marius B. Jansen, American historian (1922-2000)
- Cornelius Jansen, Bishop of Ghent
- Harry August Jansen, American magician (1883–1955)

## Similar surnames

Jensen, Janssen, Johnsen, Janson, Janzen, Jansson, Jameson, Johansen, Johanson, Johannsen, Janssens, Johnson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.