Janson (name)

Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, 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 (1872–1944), Belgian liberal politician, brother of Marie Janson
  • Svante Janson, Swedish mathematician
Janson
Origin
Word/nameScandinavian
Meaning"son of Jan"
Other names
Variant form(s)Jansson, Jenson, Jansons/Jansone

See also

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