Type Surname (from given name)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Jens". This is the most common surname in Denmark.
Related Names
RootJens (given name)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanova, Ivanow(Belarusian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Vanev, Vankov, Yanev(Bulgarian) Ivanović, Janković(Croatian) Janda, Jandová, Janáček, Janáčková, Janíček, Janíčková(Czech) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Evans, Evanson, Hanson, I'Anson, Janson, Jeanes, John, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Hancock, Jenkins, Jennings, Jinks(English) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz, Gensch, Jahn(German) 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) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanov, Ivanova, Ivankov(Russian) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković, Janković(Serbian) Janíček, Janíčková(Slovak) Jankovič(Slovene) Juan, Ibáñez(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson, Hansson, Johnsson, Jönsson(Swedish) Ivanov, Ivanova(Ukrainian) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)