About the Janzon Surname

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Meaning of the name

One surname, two spellings: Janzon and Janson. Name scholars give the meaning as “The son of Ian”.

Janzon writes “z” in place of the “s” found in Janson, a common scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Jansson and Jansons.

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