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 actorCornelius Jansen, (1510–1576), Flemish religious leader (Jansen of Ghent)Cornelius Jansen, (1585–1638), Dutch theologian (Jansenism)Dan Jansen, (born 1964), American speed skaterDanny Jansen, (born 1995), American baseball playerEa Jansen, (1921–2005), Estonian historianErnest George Jansen, (1881–1959), South African politicianFloor Jansen, (born 1981), Dutch singerFloris Jansen, (born 1962), Dutch cricketerFons Jansen, (1925–2001), Dutch comedianGeert Jan Jansen, (born 1943), Dutch art forgerHarm Jansen, (born 1967), Dutch cyclistHermann Jansen (1869–1945) German urban plannerHuriye Yeliz Yüksel Jansen (born 1984), Turkish women's ice hockey player and coachJacques Jansen, (1913–2002), French singerJanine Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch violinistJohannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen, (1868–1936), Dutch religious leaderJohn Jansen (producer), American producerJohn Jansen (water polo), (born 1963), Dutch water polo playerKenley Jansen, (born 1987), Dutch baseball playerLarry Jansen, (1920–2009), American baseball playerLeen Jansen, (born 1930), Dutch boxerLeo Jansen, (1930–1980), Dutch painterLeoni Jansen, (1955), Dutch singerMarcell Jansen, (born 1985), German footballerMarie Jansen (1857–1914), American actressMark Jansen, (born 1978), Dutch musicianMatt Jansen, (born 1977), English footballerMichael Jansen, (born 1984), Dutch footballerMichael Jansen, (born 1951), German artistPatrick Jansen, (1920–2003), Indian hockey playerPaulus Jansen (born 1954), Dutch politicianPeter Jansen (disambiguation), various peopleQuerelle Jansen, (born 1985), Dutch modelRobbie Jansen, (born 1949), South African musicianRonald Jansen, (born 1963), Dutch hockey playerRudolf Jansen, (born 1940), Dutch pianistRudy Jansen, (born 1979), Dutch footballerStefan Jansen, (born 1972), Dutch footballerTammy Jansen, (born c.1980), American modelTek Jansen, fictional character featured on The Colbert ReportTheo Jansen, (born 1948), Dutch artistWim Jansen, (born 1946), Dutch footballer