# Janssens (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/janssens/  
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) | 557 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,486 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 554,301 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.7% (522 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Janssens.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Janssens 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) | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Janssens in Belgium.

## People named Janssens

- Frans Janssens, Belgian footballer (1945–2024)
- Jimmy Janssens, Belgian bicycle racer
- Bernard Janssens, Belgian bicycle racer
- Marcel Janssens, Belgian road bicycle racer (1931–1992)
- Kevin Janssens, Belgian actor
- Jill Janssens, Belgian association football player
- Jean Janssens, Belgian footballer
- Edward Janssens, Belgian cyclist

## Similar surnames

Jensen, Jansen, Janssen, Johansen, Janson, Janzen, Johansson, Jansson, Johnson, Jenkins, Jamison, Jameson.

## 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.