Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish spellings.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Scandinavian |
| Meaning | "son of Jan" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Jansson, Jenson, Jansons/Jansone |
Surname
editNotable people with this surname include:
- Anton Janson (1620–1687), Dutch printer and typographer after whom the font "Janson" is named
- Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Comte de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), French Bishop of Nancy and Toul, and founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood
- Chris Janson (born 1986), American country music singer and songwriter
- Ciara Janson (born 1987), English actress
- David Janson (born 1950), English actor and father of Ciara Janson
- Ernest A. Janson (1878–1930), highly decorated United States Marine of World War I
- H. W. Janson (1913–1982), American art historian
- Horst Janson (actor), German film and television actor
- Jonathan Janson (born 1950), American painter and art historian
- Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic book artist
- Lucas Janson (born 1994), Argentine footballer
- Marie Janson (1873–1960), Belgian politician and first woman to serve in the Belgian Senate; sister of Paul-Émile Janson
- Oscar Janson (born 1975), Swedish athlete
- Paul Janson (1840–1913), Belgian liberal politician; father of Paul-Émile Janson and Marie Janson
- Paul-Émile Janson (1872–1944), Belgian liberal politician, brother of Marie Janson
- Svante Janson, Swedish mathematician
Fictional
edit- 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
editWhile 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
edit- Jansons (surname)
- Jansson
- Jenson (name)
- All pages with titles beginning with Janson
- All pages with titles containing Janson
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