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Jansson Ranking

In the United States, the name Jansson is the 15,790th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Jansson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jansson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Anders Jansson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 2
  • Carl Jansson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 2
  • Mats Jansson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 2
  • Michael Jansson, who landed in Delaware in 1641 2
Jansson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anna Christina Jansson, aged 14, who arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1831 2
  • Carl J Jansson, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1844 2
  • Anna Mathilda Jansson, aged 6, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 2
  • Anna Bitta Jansson, aged 32, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 2
  • Peter Johan Jansson, aged 3, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Jansson (post 1700) +

  • John Phillip Jansson (b. 1918), accomplished American architect and a member of various councils and architectural societies in New York City
  • Erik Jansson (1808-1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846
  • Camilla Sköld Jansson (b. 1957), Swedish politician
  • Bengt Jansson (b. 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider
  • Nanna Jansson (b. 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist
  • Mikael Jansson (b. 1965), Swedish politician
  • Gustaf Jansson (b. 1922), Swedish Olympic marathoner
  • Folke Jansson (1897-1965), Swedish Olympic triple jump
  • Erik Jansson (1907-1993), Swedish Olympic road racing cyclist
  • Jan-Magnus Jansson (1922-2003), Finnish politician
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Carl Olof Jansson, aged 21, Swedish Third Class passenger from OrebroÖrebro who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking in collapsible A 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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