Jani History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Jani family

The surname Jani was first found in West Prussia, Poland and Pomerelia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Jani family

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Jani Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jaskiewicz, Janikowski, Jankowski, Janowicz, Janiak, Jaszczak, Jatczak, Janaszkiewicz, Jankiewicz, Januszkiewicz and many more.

Early Notables of the Jani family

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Jani migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jani Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christian Jani, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1

Jani Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Christian August Jani, who arrived in Texas in 1848 1
Augustus Jani, who landed in Texas in 1858 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Jani (post 1700) +

Pauline Jani (1989-2023), Zimbabwean netball player who represented Zimbabwe internationally
Jani Allan (1952-2023), South African journalist, columnist, writer and broadcaster, one of the country's first media celebrities in the 1980s and 1990s
Jani Gant, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html