Given name & surname
Jantzen
“the son of Jan”
Jantzen is a variant of Janson. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Jan.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jantzen is a variant of Janson. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Jan.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jantzen is a variant of Janson. An origin associated with Janson is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jantzen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 720
- 706 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,249 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,249 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 666 as a first name in 2020; 1,543 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jantzen’s family of names
Jantzen has a related form in Janson. In German usage, Jantzen as a surname has a related form in Jansen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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