Janson (name)
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For other uses, see Janson (disambiguation).
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| Meaning | "son of Jan" |
| Related names | Jansson, Jenson |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Janson |
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
- 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
- Alternte spelling
- Mariss Jansons (born 1943), Latvian conductor
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