Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: "son of Jan"

Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish spellings. Janson is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Janson or its variants 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 * 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 * Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic book artist * 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 (91872-1944), Belgian liberal politician, brother of Marie Janson *Svante Janson, Swedish mathematician ;Alternate spelling *Mariss Jansons (born 1943), Latvian conductor