Tracing the Jansson Family Name

Arms linked to Janson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Jansson

Jansson belongs to the Janson family of names, which has Scottish roots. Its meaning, shared with Janson, is “The son of Ian”.

The extra “s” in Jansson is a spelling habit rather than a different name. You may also find the name written Jansons and Janzon. The 2010 US Census counted 1,463 people named Jansson, ranking it number 18,751 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. Names that sound alike, such as Janssen, Jonson and Jansen, are easily confused in old records.

Want more than a summary? See the Jansson family name pack.