Jansma

Jansma is a West Frisian patronymic surname cognate to "Johnson".[1] People with this surname include:

  • Bintje Jansma (1888–1976), Dutch school student after whom her teacher named the potato cultivar Bintje
  • Esther Jansma (1958–2025), Dutch writer and archaeologist
  • Jan Jansma (born 1962), Dutch bridge player
  • Kristopher Jansma (born 1982), American writer and novelist
  • Rik Jansma (born before 2006), Dutch chef and co-founder of the restaurant Basiliek in Harderwijk, Netherlands
  • Sijtse Jansma (1898–1977), Dutch tug of war competitor
  • Sybren Jansma (born 1982), Dutch bobsledder
  • Timothy J. Jansma (1952–2006), American luthier

References

  1. ^ Jansma at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.