Jansson

Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. People with the name Jansson or its variants include:

Surname

Jansson
Family name
Meaning	"son of Jan"
Related names	Janson, Jenson

• Bengt Jansson (b. 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider
• Camilla Sköld Jansson (b. 1957), Swedish politician
• Erik Jansson (1808 — 1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846
• Erik Jansson (cyclist) (1907 - 1993), Swedish, Olympic road racing cyclist
• Folke Jansson (1897 - 1965), Swedish, Olympics triple jump
• Gustaf Jansson (b. 1922), Swedish, Olympic marathoner
• Helena Jansson (b. 1985), Swedish orienteer
• Herold Jansson (1899 - 1965), Danish, Olympic gymnast and diver
• Jan-Magnus Jansson (1922 - 2003), Finnish politician
• Jan Jansson (footballer) (b. 1968), Swedish
• Jesper Jansson (b. 1971), Swedish football player
• Jimmy Jansson (b. 1985), Swedish singer and songwriter
• John Jansson (1892 - 1943), Swedish, Olympic diver
• Karl Emanuel Jansson (1846 - 1874), Finnish artist
• Lars Jansson, disambiguation page
• Marlena Jansson (b. 1970), Swedish orienteering competitor
• Mats Jansson (b. 1951), Swedish, Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group
• Mikael Jansson (b. 1965), Swedish politician
• Nanna Jansson (b. 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist
• Roger Jansson (b. 1943), Finish politician
• Tommy Jansson (1952 - 1976), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
• Tove Jansson (1914 – 2001), Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author
• Ulrik Jansson (b. 1968), former Swedish footballer
• Viktor Jansson (1886 - 1958), Finnish sculptor

Given name

Jansson
Gender	Male
Other names
Related names	Jan

• Jansson Stegner (b. 1972), American artist

See also

• Janson
• Jenson