Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.
Jansen is a very common surname in the Dutch-language area. Jansen is one of the most common names in the Netherlands and the most common when combined with variant spelling Janssen. In Belgium, the variant Janssens is the second most common name.
People named Jansen:
Cas Jansen, (born 1977), Dutch actor
Cornelius Jansen, (1510–1576), Flemish religious leader (Jansen of Ghent)
Cornelius Jansen, (1585–1638), Dutch theologian (Jansenism)
Dan Jansen, (born 1964), American speed skater
Danny Jansen, (born 1995), American baseball player
Ea Jansen, (1921–2005), Estonian historian
Ernest George Jansen, (1881–1959), South African politician
Floor Jansen, (born 1981), Dutch singer
Floris Jansen, (born 1962), Dutch cricketer
Fons Jansen, (1925–2001), Dutch comedian
Geert Jan Jansen, (born 1943), Dutch art forger
Harm Jansen, (born 1967), Dutch cyclist
Hermann Jansen (1869–1945) German urban planner
Huriye Yeliz Yüksel Jansen (born 1984), Turkish women's ice hockey player and coach
Jacques Jansen, (1913–2002), French singer
Janine Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch violinist
Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen, (1868–1936), Dutch religious leader
John Jansen (producer), American producer
John Jansen (water polo), (born 1963), Dutch water polo player
Kenley Jansen, (born 1987), Dutch baseball player
Larry Jansen, (1920–2009), American baseball player
Leen Jansen, (born 1930), Dutch boxer
Leo Jansen, (1930–1980), Dutch painter
Leoni Jansen, (1955), Dutch singer
Marcell Jansen, (born 1985), German footballer
Marie Jansen (1857–1914), American actress
Mark Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch musician
Matt Jansen, (born 1977), English footballer
Michael Jansen, (born 1984), Dutch footballer
Michael Jansen, (born 1951), German artist
Patrick Jansen, (1920–2003), Indian hockey player
Paulus Jansen (born 1954), Dutch politician
Peter Jansen (disambiguation), various people
Querelle Jansen, (born 1985), Dutch model
Robbie Jansen, (born 1949), South African musician
Ronald Jansen, (born 1963), Dutch hockey player
Rudolf Jansen, (born 1940), Dutch pianist
Rudy Jansen, (born 1979), Dutch footballer
Stefan Jansen, (born 1972), Dutch footballer
Tammy Jansen, (born c.1980), American model
Tek Jansen, fictional character featured on The Colbert Report
Theo Jansen, (born 1948), Dutch artist
Wim Jansen, (born 1946), Dutch footballer
