Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish spellings.

Janson
Origin
Word/nameScandinavian
Meaning"son of Jan"
Other names
Variant form(s)Jansson, Jenson, Jansons/Jansone

Surname

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Notable people with this surname include:

Fictional

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  • Paul Janson, the protagonist of The Janson Directive, a novel by Robert Ludlum
  • Wes Janson, an X-Wing pilot in Rogue Squadron in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe novels

Given name

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While Janson is uncommon as a given name, notable people with this first name include:

  • Janson Junk (born 1996), American baseball player
  • Janson van Keulen (1593–1661), variant name of Cornelius Johnson, English portrait painter

See also

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