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Early Origins of the Jaen family

The surname Jaen was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Jaen family

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Jaen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jaen, Jan, Jean and others.

Early Notables of the Jaen family

Prominent among members of the family

  • was the Jaen family from Granada


United States Jaen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jaen Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Alonso de Jaen who settled in New Spain in 1578 with his wife Maria de Aragon and their children
  • Juan de Jaen who immigrated to New Granada in 1579
Jaen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Garcia De Jaen, who arrived in America in 1810 1
  • Alonso De Jaen, who arrived in America in 1811 1
  • Francisco De Jaen, who landed in America in 1811 1
  • Cristobal De Jaen, who arrived in America in 1812 1
  • Martin De Jaen, who arrived in America in 1814 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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