Jansen (surname)
Jansen is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.
Jansen is one of the most common names in the Netherlands and the most common when combined with variant spelling Janssen. In Belgium, the variant Janssens is the second most common name.
People named Jansen:
- Cas Jansen, (born 1977), Dutch actor
- Cornelius Jansen, (1510–1576), Flemish religious leader (Jansen of Ghent)
- Cornelius Jansen, (1585–1638), Dutch theologian (Jansenism)
- Dan Jansen, (born 1964), American speed skater
- Ea Jansen, (1921–2005), Estonian historian
- Ernest George Jansen, (1881–1959), South African politician
- Floor Jansen, (born 1981), Dutch Singer
- Floris Jansen, (born 1962), Dutch cricketer
- Fons Jansen, (1925–2001), Dutch comedian
- Geert Jan Jansen, (born 1943), Dutch art forger
- Harm Jansen, (born 1967), Dutch cyclist
- Jacques Jansen, (1913–2002), French singer
- Janine Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch violinist
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen, (1868–1936), Dutch religious leader
- John Jansen (producer), American producer
- John Jansen (water polo), (born 1963), Dutch water polo player
- Larry Jansen, (born 1920), American baseball player
- Leen Jansen, (born 1930), Dutch boxer
- Leo Jansen, (1930–1980), Dutch painter
- Marcell Jansen, (born 1985), German footballer
- Mark Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch musician
- Matt Jansen, (born 1977), English footballer
- Michael Jansen, (born 1984), Dutch footballer
- Michael Jansen, (born 1951), German artist
- Patrick Jansen, (born c.1923), Indian hockey player
- Paulus Jansen (born 1954), Dutch politician
- Peter Jansen, (1852–1923), Russian-born American politician
- Querelle Jansen, (born 1985), Dutch model
- Robbie Jansen, (born 1949), South African musician
- Ronald Jansen, (born 1963), Dutch hockey player
- Rudolf Jansen, (born 1940), Dutch pianist
- Rudy Jansen, (born 1979), Dutch footballer
- Stefan Jansen, (born 1972), Dutch footballer
- Tammy Jansen, (born c.1980), American model
- Tek Jansen, a fictional character featured on The Colbert Report
- Theo Jansen, (born 1948), Dutch artist
- Wim Jansen, (born 1946), Dutch footballer
See also