Contents [hide]

Jahn History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Jahn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark
Germany
Sweden

The German surname Jahn is derived from the popular first name "Johann," and simply means "son of Johann."

Early Origins of the Jahn family

The surname Jahn was first found in Plauen, in the eastern part of Saxony, where Johannes Jahn, the first recorded bearer of the name, was living in 1475.

Early History of the Jahn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jahn research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1475, 1591, 1609, 1641, 1663, 1724, 1763, 1778 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Jahn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jahn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Janke, Jahnke, Jancke, Jahncke, Jahn, Jahnicke, Janisch, Jahnich and many more.

Early Notables of the Jahn family

Prominent bearers of the family name Jahn at this time were

Sigismund Janke (1609-1663), a theologian and poet, Johann Gottfried Janke (1724-1763), an artist, Frederick Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), a physical educationist known as the "father of gymnastics" for in...
Johann Jahn, a famous doctor of Catholic theology who lived during the early nineteenth century...

Jahn Ranking

In the United States, the name Jahn is the 8,727^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Jahn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jahn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Jahn, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Joachim Jahn, who arrived in America in 1777 2

Jahn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dorothea Jahn, aged 32, who landed in America in 1843 2
Mr. Joh. Michael Jahn, from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Herschel" in 1844
Mr. Wilh. Jahn, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Harriet"
Mrs. Jahn, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Harriet", 3 children
Caroline Juliane Henriette Jahn, who arrived in America in 1845 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Jahn migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jahn Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Johann Jahn, who landed in Canada in 1777-1783

Jahn migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Jahn Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. August Jahn, (b. 1817), aged 55, Scandinavian shepherd travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 3
Mrs. Auguste Jahn, (b. 1824), aged 48, Scandinavian settler travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Jahn (post 1700) +

Ryan David Jahn, American novelist and screenwriter
Arthur Charles Jahn (1895-1948), American outfielder in Major League Baseball
Jeff Jahn (b. 1970), American curator, art critic, artist, historian, blogger and composer
Joseph Michael Jahn (b. 1943), American author and critic
Max Jahn, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1917 4
David Jahn, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 2004 4
Helmut Jahn (b. 1940), German 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
Paul Gerhard Jahn (1925-2004), German professor and theologian
Steven Jahn (b. 1989), German football player
Marie-Luise Jahn (1918-2010), German physician
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Jahn family +

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Mr. Ernest Adalbert Jahn (d. 1979), American passenger, from USA aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 5
Mrs. Isobel Jahn (d. 1979), American passenger, from USA aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 5

Bismarck

Herbert Jahn (1920-2000), German Maschinengefreiter serving aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he survived the sinking 6
Kurt Jahn (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
Aloys Jahn (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details