Janszoon usually abbreviated to Jansz was a Dutch patronym ("son of Jan"). While Janse, Janssens, and especially Jansen and Janssen, are very common surnames derived from this patronym, the form Jansz is quite rare and Janszoon itself does not exist in the Netherlands.[1] Notable people with this name or its variants include:

As a surname

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In lieu of a surname

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  • Jan Janssonius (1588–1664), also known as Jan Janszoon, Dutch cartographer
  • Jan Janszoon (1570–1641), first President and Grand Admiral of the Corsair Republic of Salè, Governor of Oualidia, and a Dutch pirate
  • Willem Janszoon (1570–1630), Dutch navigator and colonial governor, is the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia

As a patronym

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Since "Jan" was the most common given name in the Netherlands for many centuries, the patronym was exceedingly common. To name a few:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jansz at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.