Explore the Family Name Jansons

The meaning of Jansons

1. Latvian: adaptation of Swedish Jansson or Janson. 2. English (Dorset): variant of Janson, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Some characteristic forenames: Latvian Juris, Andrejs, Arvids, Dace, Peteris, Uldis, Aleksandrs, Andris, Ansis, Arnolds, Edgars, Edvins, Eriks, Ernests, Ilga, Karlis, Maris, Martins, Olgerts, Vilis. Scandinavian Erik, Maija.

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How common is the last name Jansons in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jansons has seen a surge in popularity amongst U.S. citizens between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 83,965th on the list of most common surnames and this rose to 79,846th by 2010, marking a positive change of 4.91. While there were only 208 individuals bearing the surname in 2000, this count increased to 238 by 2010, indicating an impressive growth rate of 14.42. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08 during this timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#79,846	4.91%
Count	208	238	14.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jansons

Considering ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there was a slight shift in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Jansons between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly belonging to the White ethnicity in 2000 at 97.12%, this figure slightly decreased to 95.38% by 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds in both years. However, a small percentage (3.36%) began identifying as being of two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	95.38%	-1.79%
Two or More Races	0%	3.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%