| ![Show Contents]() Jahns History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The German surname Jahns is derived from the popular first name "Johann," and simply means "son of Johann." Early Origins of the Jahns familyThe surname Jahns 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 Jahns familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jahns 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 Jahns History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jahns Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Janke, Jahnke, Jancke, Jahncke, Jahn, Jahnicke, Janisch, Jahnich and many more. Early Notables of the Jahns familyProminent bearers of the family name Jahns 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...
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 Jahns migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Jahns Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Jahns, who landed in Maryland in 1651 1
Jahns Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Christ Jahns, who landed in America in 1777 1
- Conrad Jahns, who arrived in America in 1777 1
- Martin Jahns, who arrived in America in 1778 1
Jahns Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Auguste Jahns, aged 30, who arrived in Missouri in 1847 1
| Jahns migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Jahns Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Heinrich Jahns, who landed in Quebec in 1850
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jahns (post 1700) | + |
- Annette Jahns (1958-2020), German operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto, and opera director, based at the Semperoper in Dresden
- Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809-1888), German music scholar, voice teacher, and composer
- 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)
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Jahns migration to the United States 
Jahns migration to Canada 
