Jahnke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Denmark
Germany

The surname Jahnke is derived from the personal name Johan or John. These names are derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, which literally means "Jehovah has favored." This name, which was Latinized as Johannes, gained tremendous popularity during the medieval era. This is due to the exploits of St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, and nearly one thousand other saints of the same name. The suffix -son and its variants are translatable as 'son of.'

Jahnke Spelling Variations

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.

Jahnke Ranking

In the United States, the name Jahnke is the 7,750^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Jahnke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jahnke Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Jahnke, aged 32, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1787 2

Jahnke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J F E Jahnke, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
Carl August Jahnke, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Jahnke Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Auguste Jahnke, who arrived in Chile in 1912 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Jahnke (post 1700) +

Kurt Albert Jahnke (1882-1945), German-American intelligence agent and saboteur active both during World War I and World War II
Ryan Jahnke (b. 1978), American figure skater
William F. Jahnke (b. 1883), American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 22nd District, 1922, 1934; Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1927-32 3
Herbert O. Jahnke, American politician, Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1974 3
Franklin M. Jahnke (b. 1900), American Republican politician, Dairy farmer; Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1957-68 3
Gerburg Jahnke (b. 1955), German comedian
Hugo Jahnke (1886-1939), Swedish gymnast
Cat Jahnke (b. 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter

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