How common is the surname Janson?

3,930 people in the United States had the surname Janson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. It ranked 8,408th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Janson?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Janson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Janson?

Jillian Janson, American pornographic actress, followed by Klaus Janson.

Where is the surname Janson most common?

Wikidata records people named Janson in the United States, Belgium and Argentina.

Is the surname Janson getting more or less common?

More common. 3,865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,930 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Janson

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,930 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Janson is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

From the medieval male given name Jan + -son.

Janson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,930 people named Janson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,865.

#8,408

rank among US surnames

3,930

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,937)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,404	Alvis	3,936	78,441
#8,405	Carrick	3,935	78,461
#8,407	Heron	3,934	78,481
#8,408	Winton	3,930	78,561
#8,414	McKinzie	3,929	78,581

Who is named Janson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Janson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jansons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jillian Janson
American pornographic actress, born 1995
Klaus Janson
Artist, born 1952
Lucas Pibe Janson
Argentine footballer, born 1994
Paul Janson
Belgian politician (1840-1913)
H. W. Janson
American art historian, museum director (1913-1982)
Marie Janson
Belgian politician (1873-1960)

Notable Jansons come mostly from the United States (3), Belgium (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Janson

Janson has the Soundex code J525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J525.

Questions

Where does the surname Janson come from?: From the medieval male given name Jan + -son.
How common is the surname Janson?: 3,930 people in the United States had the surname Janson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. It ranked 8,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Janson?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Janson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Janson?: Jillian Janson, American pornographic actress, followed by Klaus Janson.
Where is the surname Janson most common?: Wikidata records people named Janson in the United States, Belgium and Argentina.
What type of surname is Janson?: Janson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Janson getting more or less common?: More common. 3,865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,930 in 2010, up 1.7%.