Find out how popular the last name Janos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Janos.

Janos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Janos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Janos in America

Janos is the 31107th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Janos surname appeared 746 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Janos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Janos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Janos

The surname Janos has its origins in Hungary, where it first emerged in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Hungarian masculine given name János, which itself is a Hungarian form of the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The name János was well-established in Hungary by the 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Janos can be found in a document from 1367, which mentions a certain Mihály Janos, a landowner in the village of Kéthely, in the county of Somogy. Another early reference appears in the Mária Nosztra Codex, a Hungarian manuscript from the late 15th century, which contains the name János Janos.

The surname Janos is thought to have originated in the county of Vas, in western Hungary, near the border with Austria. Some believe it may have been derived from the name of a village or town in this region, but no definitive place of origin has been identified.

Over the centuries, various spellings of the surname have been used, including Jánoš, Jánosy, and Jánošík. These variations reflect regional dialects and linguistic influences from other languages, such as Slovak and German.

One notable bearer of the surname Janos was István Janos (1768-1849), a Hungarian poet and teacher who played a significant role in the Hungarian Romantic literary movement. Another was Arpad Janos (1863-1923), a Hungarian architect who designed several iconic buildings in Budapest, including the Museum of Applied Arts.

Other notable individuals with the surname Janos include:

1. Béla Janos (1887-1969), a Hungarian fencer who won two gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
2. Jenő Janos (1901-1976), a Hungarian-American film director and producer who worked in Hollywood during the Golden Age of cinema.
3. Zsuzsanna Janos (born 1982), a Hungarian swimmer who won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
4. Endre Janos (1918-2002), a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of automata theory.
5. Zsigmond Janos (1937-2022), a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team in the 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Janos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Janos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Janos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Janos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Janos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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