Janssens History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The history of the Janssens family began in the historic kingdom of Schleswig, which is the northernmost state in western Germany. German surnames developed at a time when most of Schleswig, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to differentiate themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Schleswig. Two of the common types of family names found in the Schleswig are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Janssens derived from the personal names Jen, Jan, and Jon, which are all forms of the name John. The name John is originally derived from the Hebrew personal name Johanan, which literally means "Jehovah has favored."

Early Origins of the Janssens family

The surname Janssens was first found in Holstein, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this district from ancient times. Always prominent in social and political affairs, the family formed alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. Although branches of this family are to be found in the Netherlands and Denmark, German branches were distinct and had their own history from early on.

Early History of the Janssens family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Janssens research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1783, 1813, 1829, 1837, 1860, 1875, 1878, 1880, 1891, 1905 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Janssens History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Janssens Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jansen, Janssen, Jannsen, Jannssen, Janson, Jansson, Jansens, Janssens, Jannssens, Janzen, Jantzen, Janz, Jantz, Jans, Jaenz, Jaentz, Jaens, Jenz, Jentz, Jens, Jensen, Jenssen, Jensson, Jenzen and many more.

Early Notables of the Janssens family

Notables of the time included August Philipp Alexander Janson, a major and head of the 3rd Cuirassier regiment of the Prussian army, who received a title of nobility in 1829 in reward for his loyalty and...
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Janssens Ranking

In France, the name Janssens is the 3,596^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Janssens is ranked the 336^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,562 people with that name. 2

Janssens migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Janssens Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catherine Janssens, aged 22, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 3
Cornel Janssens, aged 14, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 3
Heinrich Janssens, aged 16, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 3
Jacob Janssens, aged 20, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 3
Peter Janssens, aged 47, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1875 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Janssens (post 1700) +

Anna Caecilia Josephina Wilhelmina Janssens (1968-2022), Dutch epidemiologist and research professor of translational epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia
Jan Willem Janssens, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Jan Janssens. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html