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Where did the Danish Jahn family come from? What is the Danish Jahn family crest and coat of arms? When did the Jahn family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Jahn family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Jahn, Johansen, Johannsen, Johannesen, Jonsen, Johnsen, Jensen, Joensen, Jansen, Jahnsen, Jantzen, Johanson, Johansson, Johanesson, Johannsson, Johannesson, Jonsson, Johnsson, Jönsson and many more.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jahn Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johannes Jahn, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1749
  • Joachim Jahn, who arrived in America in 1777

Jahn Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Dorothea Jahn, aged 32, landed in America in 1843
  • Friedrich Jahn, aged 9, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1845
  • Hermann Jahn, who landed in Texas in 1845
  • Anna Dorothea Geiss Jahn, who landed in Brazil in 1845
  • Joseph Jahn, aged 31, arrived in Brazil in 1845


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  • Helmut Jahn (b. 1940), German-American architect
  • Joseph Michael Jahn (b. 1943), American author and critic
  • Jeff Jahn (b. 1970), American curator, art critic, artist, historian, blogger and composer
  • Arthur Charles Jahn (1895-1948), American outfielder in Major League Baseball
  • Ryan David Jahn, American novelist and screenwriter
  • Helmut Jahn (b. 1940), architect born in Nuremberg, Germany who immigrated to America and began to work at C. F. Murphy Associates in Chicago, a company that later became Murphy/Jahn
  • Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), German gymnastics educator and nationalist
  • Gunnar Jahn (1883-1971), Norwegian politician and resistance member
  • Gunter Jahn (1910-1992), German U-boat commander
  • Hermann Arthur Jahn (1907-1979), English scientist

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  10. Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
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The Jahn Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jahn Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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