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Janssen (surname)
Janssen is a Dutch patronymic surname cognate to the English surname Johnson. It is the 7th most common name in the Netherlands and the most common (over 131,000 people), when combined with the spelling variant Jansen. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 45.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Janssen'' were residents of the Netherlands (frequency 1:281), 26.9% of Germany (1:2,249), 11.5% of the United States (1:23,667), 9.4% of Belgium (1:926), 1.4% of Australia (1:12,720) and 1.2% of Canada (1:23,187). In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:281) in the following provinces: * 1. Limburg (1:68) * 2. Gelderland (1:141) * 3. North Brabant (1:208) In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:926) only in one region: Flemish Region (1:696). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,249) in the following states: * 1. Lower Saxony (1:405) * 2. Bremen (1:927) * 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page’s infobox for more variants.) The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Devon dialect, Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is unrelated to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janice, January or Janet, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian. Netherlands and Flanders In the Netherlands and Flanders, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national football team. The name Jan is somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janse
Janse is a Dutch patronymic surname. People with this name include: *Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse (1877–1970), South African entomologist * Axel Janse (1888–1973), Swedish gymnast *Don Janse (1929–1999), American vocal director and arranger * Jens Janse (born 1986), Dutch football player *Joseph Janse (1909–1985), Duth-American chiropractor * Lilian Janse (born 1973), Dutch politician *Mark Janse (born 1959), Dutch linguist * Margot Janse (born 1969), Dutch chef *Olov Janse Professor Robert Ture Olov Janse (August 3, 1892, in Norrköping, Sweden – March 1985, in Washington, D.C., United States) was a Swedish archaeologist. He is notable for his excavation work at Đông Sơn between 1935 and 1939. Though he origin ... (1892–1985), Swedish archaeologist *Pehr Janse (1893–1961), Swedish Army major general *Albert Janse Ryckman (1642–1737), American businessman and politician ;Janse van Rensburg *See Janse van Rensburg ;Janse van Vuuren *Günther Janse van Vuur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johns (surname)
Johns is a surname shared by the following prominent people: * Adrian Johns (born 1951), Royal Navy vice-admiral, former Second Sea Lord and former Governor of Gibraltar * Alan Johns (1917–1997), New Zealand scientist, chief executive and university administrator * Alfred Johns (1868–1934), Australian cricketer, son of Peter Johns * Andrew Johns (born 1974), Australian former rugby league footballer, brother of Matthew Johns * Andrew Johns (triathlete) (born 1973), British triathlete * Andy Johns (1950–2013), British music engineer * Ben Johns (born 1999), an American professional pickleball player * Bobby Johns (born 1932), American former racecar driver * Brian Johns (born 1982), Canadian Olympic swimmer * Brian Johns (businessman) (1936–2016), Australian company director and journalist * Catherine Johns (born 1941), museum curator and Roman archaeologist * Charles A. Johns (1857–1932), American lawyer, jurist and politician; justice on the Supreme Court of the Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johansson
Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning ''"son of Johan"'', or ''"Johan's son"''. It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. (First 18 surnames ends -sson.) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johnson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 91.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Johansson'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:39), 2.5% of Finland (1:802), 1.5% of Norway (1:1,274), 1.4% of the United States (1:93,010) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:2,022). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:39) in the following counties: * 1. Kalmar (1:21) * 2. Kronoberg (1:21) * 3. Halland (1:21) * 4. Jönköping (1:25) * 5. Västra Götaland (1:26) * 6. Blekinge (1:29) * 7. Östergötland (1:30) * 8. Värmland (1:30) * 9. Västerbotten (1:36) * 10. Gotland (1:36) * 11. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johansen
Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning ''"son of Johan (given name), Johan"''. It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Sweden, Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansen include: * Allan Johansen (born 1971), Danish professional road bicycle racer * Anders Johansen * August E. Johansen (1905-1995), U.S. Representative from Michigan * Bård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedian * Bill Johansen, William Odd "Red" Johansen (born 1928), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Bjørn Johansen (footballer) (born 1969), Norwegian footballer * Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey) (born 1944), Norwegian ice hockey player * Bjørn Johansen (musician) (1940–2002), Norwegian jazz musician * Christian Johansen * Dan Anton Johansen (born 1979), Danish professional footballer * Darryl Johansen (born 1959), Australian chess Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesen
Johannesen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aksel V. Johannesen (born 1972), Faroese lawyer and politician *Eric Johannesen (born 1988), German rower * Frank Johannesen (born 1959), Norwegian sprint canoeist * Georg Johannesen (1931–2005), Norwegian writer * Glenn Johannesen (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player *Grant Johannesen (1921–2005), American classical pianist * Johan Johannesen (1898–1979), Norwegian long jumper *Kaj Leo Johannesen (born 1964), Faroese footballer and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands * Kim Johannesen (handballer) (born 1979), Danish handball player *Kim Johannesen (musician) (born 1985), Norwegian jazz musician *Knut Johannesen (born 1933), Norwegian speed skater * Olav Tuelo Johannesen (born 1984), Norwegian footballer *Óli Johannesen Óli Johannesen (born 6 May 1972) is a Faroese football player, currently playing for TB Tvøroyri. Club career He has played most of his career in the Faroe Islands with TB Tvøroyri, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenson (name)
Jenson is an English language patronymic surname meaning ''"son of Jens"''. The prefix "Jens-" is a German and Danish surname. Jenson is rarely used as a given name. There are alternate spellings, including the Danish variant, Jensen. People with the name Jenson include: Given name * Jenson Brooksby (b. 2000), American professional tennis player * Jenson Button (b. 1980), British racing driver * Jenson Joseph (b. 1966), Antiguan cricketer * Jenson Seelt (b. 2003), Dutch footballer * Jenson LaBrecque (b.2000), Legendary American hockey player * Jenson Jarvis (b.1993), Actor / Musician Surname *Andrew Jenson (1850–1941), church historian for the Latter Day Saints *Bob Jenson (1931–2018), American politician and educator *Dan Jenson (born 1975), Australian professional squash player *Mary Goodrich Jenson (1907–2004), American aviator and journalist * Nicolas Jenson (1420–1480), French engraver, pioneer printer and typographer * Robert Jenson (1930–2017), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jensen (surname)
Jensen is a surname of Scandinavian origin meaning ''son of Jens''. In 2001 it was the most common surname in Denmark, but nowadays it is the second most common surname in Denmark, where it is shared by about 5% of the population. It is also very common in other Scandinavian countries such as Norway, where it is the ninth most common surname, but nevertheless shared by about 5% of the population. The name is also in use in the Faroe Islands. There was no "Jensen family," merely a system of patronymics that was finally fixed in the 19th century at an arbitrary time, when the state bureaucracy required family names; before that people took their name from their father's first name.Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, ''A Dictionary of Surnames'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988), pp. xxxv & 282-83. List of persons with the surname A *Adolf Jensen (1837–1879), composer *Al Jensen (born 1958) * Anabel Jensen, American educator and author * Anders Thomas Jensen (born 1972) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janzen
Janzen is a German and Dutch surname (nowadays an English first name too), and may refer to: * Chantal Janzen (born 1979), Dutch actress * Daniel Janzen (born 1939), American ecologist * Johannes Janzen (1896-1980s), First World War flying ace * John M. Janzen (born 1937), American anthropologist * Lee Janzen (born 1964), American golfer * Marty Janzen (born 1973), American baseball player See also * Jantzen (other) * Jansen (other) * Janssen (other) Janssen may refer to: Astronomy * Janssen (lunar crater) * Janssen (Martian crater) * Janssen (planet), an exoplanet also known as 55 Cancri e Other * Janssen (surname) is a common Dutch surname, cognate of "Johnson" * Janssen Biotech, America ... {{surname Patronymic surnames Russian Mennonite surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Jansson'' were residents of Sweden, 5.1% of Finland, 2.9% of the United States and 1.7% of Norway. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:199) in the following counties: * 1. Uppsala (1:75) * 2. Värmland (1:77) * 3. Örebro (1:99) * 4. Dalarna (1:101) * 5. Västmanland (1:109) * 6. Gävleborg (1:125) * 7. Södermanland (1:141) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,893) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:40) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:545) * 3. Central Ostrobothnia (1:1,096) * 4. Southwest Finland (1:1,209) * 5. Uusimaa (1,782) Surname * AnnMari Jansson (1934–2007), Swedish systems ecologist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janssens
Janssens is a Dutch surname equivalent to Johnson. It is the second most common surname in Belgiumwhile in the Netherlands, the forms Jansen and Janssen are more common. People with this surname include: *Abraham Janssens (c. 1573 – 1632), Flemish painter * A. Cecile J.W. Janssens (1968–2022), Dutch epidemiologist *Aster Janssens (born 2001), Belgian footballer *Cas Janssens (born 1944), Dutch footballer * Charles Janssens (1906–1986), Belgian film actor * Chris Janssens (born 1969), Belgian footballer * Christophe Janssens (born 1998), Belgian footballer *Émile Janssens (1902–1989), Belgian general and commander of the Force Publique *Corneille Janssens (1585–1638), Flemish bishop and founder of Jansenism *Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593–1661), Dutch portrait painter *Francis Janssens (1843–1897), Dutch-born Archbishop of New Orleans. * Franciscus Janssens, General Abbot. * Evan Janssens, Professional Guitarist and philosopher. * Frans Janssens (born 1945), Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jansons
Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (14 January 1943 – 1 December 2019) was a Latvian Conducting, conductor best known for his interpretations of Gustav Mahler, Mahler, Richard Strauss, Strauss and Russian composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninoff and Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich. During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors; in a 2015 ''Bachtrack'' poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor. Jansons was long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO; 2003–2019) and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO; 2004–2015) as music director. Born in Riga, Latvia, Jansons moved to Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in 1956, where he studied conducting, and he received further training in Austria. He first achieved prominence with the Oslo Philharmonic, where he served as music director from 1979 to 2000. Besides the BRSO and ROC, he also directed the Pitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |