How common is the surname Jansson?

1,463 people in the United States had the surname Jansson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,036 Americans. It ranked 18,751st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jansson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Jansson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jansson?

Lars Jansson, author and cartoonist (1926-2000), followed by Roger Jansson.

Where is the surname Jansson most common?

Wikidata records people named Jansson in Finland.

Is the surname Jansson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,463 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Jansson

A surname, carried by 1,463 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). Jansson is more common than 88.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,463 people named Jansson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,036 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,244.

#18,751

rank among US surnames

1,463

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,747	Rusher	1,464	210,892
#18,751	Jansson	1,463	211,036
#18,757	Wilker	1,462	211,180

Who is named Jansson

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

92% of people named Jansson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Janssons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lars Jansson
Author and cartoonist (1926-2000)
Roger Jansson
Aland Islands politician, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jansson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Jansson?: 1,463 people in the United States had the surname Jansson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,036 Americans. It ranked 18,751st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jansson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Jansson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jansson?: Lars Jansson, author and cartoonist (1926-2000), followed by Roger Jansson.
Where is the surname Jansson most common?: Wikidata records people named Jansson in Finland.
Is the surname Jansson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,463 in 2010, up 18%.