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Early Origins of the Jeannet family

The surname Jeannet was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Jeannet family

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Jeannet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jennelle, Jeannel, Jeanelle, Jenelle, Jeannin, Jeannet, Jeanneau, Jeannetin, Jennet and many more.

Early Notables of the Jeannet family

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Jeannet Ranking

In France, the name Jeannet is the 7,462nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Jeannet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jeannet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Jeannet, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1817

Contemporary Notables of the name Jeannet (post 1700) +

  • Louis François Jeannet, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Louis Jeannet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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