Jansson
Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. People with the name Jansson or its variants include:
Surname
| Jansson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of Jan" |
| Related names | Janson, Jenson |
- Bengt Jansson (born 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider
- Camilla Sköld Jansson (born 1957), Swedish politician
- Erik Jansson (1808–1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846
- Erik Jansson (cyclist) (1907–1993), Swedish, Olympic road racing cyclist
- Folke Jansson (1897–1965), Swedish, Olympics triple jump
- Gustaf Jansson (1922–2012), Swedish, Olympic marathoner
- Helena Jansson (born 1985), Swedish orienteer
- Herold Jansson (1899–1965), Danish, Olympic gymnast and diver
- Jan-Magnus Jansson (1922–2003), Finnish politician
- Jan Janssonius (1588–1664), also known as Jan Jansson, Dutch cartographer
- Jan Jansson (footballer) (born 1968), Swedish
- Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish football player
- Jimmy Jansson (born 1985), Swedish singer and songwriter
- John Jansson (1892–1943), Swedish, Olympic diver
- Karl Emanuel Jansson (1846–1874), Finnish artist
- Lars Jansson (composer), (born 1951), Swedish composer
- Marlena Jansson (born 1970), Swedish orienteering competitor
- Mats Jansson (born 1951), Swedish, Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group
- Mikael Jansson (born 1965), Swedish politician
- Nanna Jansson (born 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist
- Roger Jansson (born 1943), Finnish politician
- Pontus Jansson (born 1991), Swedish footballer
- Tommy Jansson (1952–1976), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
- Tove Jansson (1914–2001), Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author
- Ulrik Jansson (born 1968), former Swedish footballer
- Viktor Jansson (1886–1958), Finnish sculptor
Given name
| Jansson | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jan |
- Jansson Stegner (born 1972), American artist
Software
Jansson (software), a Linux package for the C language capable of encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data
See also
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