Jansons Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spellings drift, and Jansons is where Janson drifted for some families. Its meaning, shared with Janson, is “The son of Ian”.

• The 2010 census count for Jansons in the United States was 238, good for rank 79,846.
• The same family of names includes Jansson and Janzon.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Jansons adds a patronymic ending to Janson, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.
• Names that sound alike, such as Janssens, are easily confused in old records.

Jansons coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Janson surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Jansons family name pack.