Type Surname (from given name)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Jan 1".
Related Names
VariantsJans, Janz(German) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Jansson(Swedish) I'Anson, Jeanes, Jenkins, Jennings, Jinks(English)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanova, Ivanow, Kazloŭ, Kazlova, Kazlow(Belarusian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Vanev, Vankov, Yanev(Bulgarian) Ivanović, Janković(Croatian) Janda, Jandová, Janáček, Janáčková, Janíček, Janíčková(Czech) Jensen, Jenson, Johannessen, Johansen, Hansen, Johnsen(Danish) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Giannopoulos, Giannopoulou, Ioannidi, Ioannidis, Ioannidou, Ioannou(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Giannino, Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansone, Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitienė, Jonaitis, Jonaitytė(Lithuanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivanovska, Ivanovski, Jovanovska, Jovanovski(Macedonian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen, Hansen, Hanssen, Johnsen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivankov(Russian) Jack(Scottish) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković, Janković(Serbian) Janíček, Janíčková(Slovak) Jankovič(Slovene) Juan, Ibáñez(Spanish) Ivanov, Ivanova(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)