About Jansson
The surname Jansson is of Swedish origin and is derived from the given name Jan, which is a variant of John. The suffix -sson indicates "son of," so Jansson means "son of Jan" or "son of John." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, indicating descent from a male ancestor named Jan or John.
The surname Jansson is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jansson based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Jansson is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Jansson in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jansson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.