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

The Jean surname is a patronymic name created from the personal name Jan, which was a Middle English variant of the name John.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Jean have been found, including Janes, Jans, J'Anes, Jeanne, Jeynes, Jayne, Jane and many more.

First found in Worcester, where they held a family seat from very early. They were also found early in Cornwall, where a record in the Ministers' Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall shows a Simon Ianes in 1297. A John Janne was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Cornwall in 1327, and a William Jan was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in that same year.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jean research. Another 248 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1499, 1510, and 1620 are included under the topic Early Jean History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Jean Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Jean were among those contributors:

Jean Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • René Jean settled with his wife Marguerite Pepin in Louisiana in 1719
  • Rene Jean, aged 52, landed in Louisiana in 1719
  • Jean Antoine Jean settled in Louisiana in 1752
  • Pierre Joseph Jean settled in Louisiana in 1752
  • Pierre Armin Jean settled in Philadelphia in 1753


Jean Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jean Christophe Grand Jean, who landed in New York in 1833
  • Lertel Jean, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
  • Zilliox Jean, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1846
  • Peter Gustavus Saint Jean settled in Philadelphia in 1848
  • Joseph Jean, aged 23, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850

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  • Major-General Raymond-Damien Jean (1891-1949), French General during World War II
  • Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM CD (b. 1957), Haitian-born, Canadian journalist, 27th Governor General of Canada
  • Earl Jude Jean (b. 1971), former St. Lucian footballer


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  2. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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  6. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  7. Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
  8. Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
  9. Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
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The Jean Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jean 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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