Jannsen

Jannsen Meaning & Origin

About Jannsen
The surname Jannsen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Jan, which is the Dutch form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jan. The suffix -sen indicates "son of," so Jannsen means "son of Jan" or "son of John."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jannsen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jannsen: 176
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 102,197
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jannsen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J05205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AE1 N S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/jannsen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNSN', 'ANSN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jannsen in Braille

Here's how to represent Jannsen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jannsen in braille

How to sign the name Jannsen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jannsen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jannsen in sign language

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