How common is the surname Janssens?

557 people in the United States had the surname Janssens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. It ranked 39,486th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Janssens?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Janssens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Janssens?

Frans Janssens, Belgian footballer (1945–2024), followed by Jimmy Janssens.

Where is the surname Janssens most common?

Wikidata records people named Janssens in Belgium.

Is the surname Janssens getting more or less common?

More common. 522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 557 in 2010, up 6.7%.

The surname Janssens

A Dutch surname, carried by 557 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). Janssens is more common than 75.7% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Janssens.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 557 people named Janssens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 522.

#39,486

rank among US surnames

557

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #39,617)

Who is named Janssens

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

90% of people named Janssens identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Janssenss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frans Janssens
Belgian footballer (1945–2024)
Jimmy Janssens
Belgian bicycle racer, born 1989
Bernard Janssens
Belgian bicycle racer, 1895–2000
Marcel Janssens
Belgian road bicycle racer (1931–1992)
Kevin Janssens
Belgian actor, born 1979
Jill Janssens
Belgian association football player, born 2003
Jean Janssens
Belgian footballer, born 1944
Edward Janssens
Belgian cyclist, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Janssens

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

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Janssens come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Janssens.
How common is the surname Janssens?: 557 people in the United States had the surname Janssens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. It ranked 39,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Janssens?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Janssens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Janssens?: Frans Janssens, Belgian footballer (1945–2024), followed by Jimmy Janssens.
Where is the surname Janssens most common?: Wikidata records people named Janssens in Belgium.
Is the surname Janssens getting more or less common?: More common. 522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 557 in 2010, up 6.7%.