How common is the last name Jansen?

16,395 people in the United States have the last name Jansen, about 1 in 18,231. It ranks #2,157 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JANSEN

#2,157

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,395
About
1 in 18,231
This common or more
48.7%
Who bears it

Of the 16,395 people with the last name Jansen, 90.9% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as two or more races and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jansen

#2,155 Hershberger · 16,422#2,156 Hooks · 16,401#2,158 Michaels · 16,387#2,159 Hirsch · 16,386

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jansen, most common first.

#3,207 Janssen · 10,974#8,565 Janson · 3,687#10,091 Janzen · 3,045#64,212 Jahnsen · 335#86,153 Janszen · 233#99,304 Jannsen · 195

Also a first name

As a first name, Jansen ranks #7,156 of 53,615, with 2,154 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1994, with 95 births. See Jansen as a first name

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