Last name: JANSEN
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Last name frequency
JANSEN : This last name is indexed 2,010,581 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
JANSEN : Dutch Flemish Norwegian Danish and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jan a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John). In North America this surname is also an altered form of the variant Janssen. Compare Janson 1 and Johnson.
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Most popular first names
- Jan (75,449)
- Maria (45,683)
- Johannes (33,976)
- Johanna (33,970)
- Hendrik (22,484)
- Willem (21,335)
- Cornelis (19,199)
- Catharina (17,565)
- Joannes (17,552)
- Elisabeth (16,556)
- Gerrit (15,637)
- Jacob (13,338)
- Pieter (13,185)
- Anna (13,124)
- Anna Maria (13,102)
- Jacobus (12,101)
- Cornelia (11,964)
- Joanna (11,926)
- Peter (11,888)
- Hendrika (11,671)
- Petrus (10,852)
- Petronella (9,606)
- Gerardus (8,743)
- Wilhelmina (8,610)
- Theodorus (8,274)
- Adriana (8,252)
- Hendrikus (8,192)
- Johanna Maria (7,961)
- Janna (7,627)
- Maria Catharina (7,485)
- Helena (7,303)
- Wilhelmus (7,277)
- Henricus (7,192)
- Adrianus (6,796)
- Hendrina (6,641)
- Martinus (6,248)
- Albert (6,153)
- Willemina (6,109)
- Aaltje (5,975)
- Grietje (5,768)
- Antonius (5,709)
- Christina (5,503)
- Adriaan (5,381)
- Evert (5,307)
- Jantje (5,258)
- Arnoldus (5,118)
- Gerritje (5,080)
- Ole (5,046)
- Geertruida (5,026)
- Theodora (5,021)
- Gerrit Jan (4,998)
- Anna Catharina (4,934)
- Antonia (4,840)
- Bernardus (4,709)
- Jenneken (4,600)
- Hans (4,580)
- Derk (4,416)
- Dirk (4,258)
- Franciscus (4,156)
- Hendrick (4,137)
Most indexed places
- Amsterdam (87,670)
- Arnhem (40,099)
- Groningen (38,068)
- Rotterdam (33,588)
- Tilburg (32,762)
- Nijmegen (28,400)
- Utrecht (24,422)
- Breda (22,680)
- Zwolle (19,415)
- Leeuwarden (18,966)
- Deventer (16,259)
- Amsterdam, North Holland (15,398)
- 's-Gravenhage (13,814)
- Wageningen (11,977)
- Zutphen (11,492)
- Ede (9,368)
- Helmond (8,936)
- Voorst (8,933)
- Rheden (8,928)
- Oosterhout (8,730)
- Haarlem (8,619)
- Harderwijk (8,146)
- Vriezenveen (7,939)
- Asten (7,775)
- Eindhoven (7,194)
- Amersfoort (7,163)
- Leiden (6,777)
- Hellendoorn (6,703)
- Elst (6,666)
- Delft (6,051)
- Axel (5,978)
- Doesburg (5,972)
- Boxmeer (5,944)
- Zevenaar (5,819)
- Renkum (5,663)
- Apeldoorn (5,624)
- Kerkelijke Gemeente Groningen (5,527)
- Velp (5,451)
- 's-Hertogenbosch (5,450)
- Lommel (5,437)
- Bergen op Zoom (5,299)
- Ossendrecht (5,220)
- Didam (5,122)
- Bergen (5,051)
- Princenhage (5,025)
- Wijchen (5,009)
- Hengelo (5,006)
- Etten-Leur (4,871)
- Uden (4,815)
- Roosendaal (4,654)
- Antwerpen (4,640)
- Valburg (4,436)
- Baarle-Nassau (4,418)
- Brummen (4,392)
- Maastricht (4,340)
- Dongen (4,232)
- Ginneken en Bavel (4,192)
- Bergen Op Zoom (4,116)
- Wehl (4,064)
- Nijkerk (4,048)
Most indexed countries
- Netherlands (1,525,539)
- Germany (152,904)
- Norway (86,357)
- Denmark (52,896)
- Belgium (40,983)
- United States (24,401)
- France (16,186)
- Sweden (3,226)
- United Kingdom (2,201)
- South Africa (1,639)
- Indonesia (1,495)
- Australia (1,154)
- Latvia (830)
- Estonia (803)
- New Zealand (785)
- Canada (781)
- Unknown country (501)
- Switzerland (495)
Available collections for this name
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(1,537,481) - Family Trees
(407,910) - Other
(25,839) - Newspapers
(22,884) - Books
(11,098) - Cemeteries
(4,002) - Magazines
(887) - Obituaries
(293) - Memorials
(176) - Coats of Arms
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