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![Show Contents]() Jeans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Jeans familyThe surname Jeans was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Jeans familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jeans research. Another 337 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1234, 1341, 1351, 1364, 1400, 1440, 1540, 1551, 1607, 1645, 1667, 1669, 1707, 1723 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jeans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jeans Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Jeans, including Saint Jean, Jean, Geon, Jeans, Jeane, Geans, Gen, Le Jean, Des Jeans, De La Geon, Saint-Jon, Saint-Geans and many more. Early Notables of the Jeans familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Jean, or Jehan de Beaumanoir, Marshal of Brittany for Charles of Blois, and Captain of Josselin, is remembered for his share in the famous Combat of the Thirty during the War of Breton Succession (1341-1364); Sir...
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Jeans Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jeans RankingIn the United States, the name Jeans is the 15,469th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Jeans is ranked the 674th most popular surname with an estimated 65 people with that name. 2
 Jeans migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Jeans Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Jeans, English convict who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for life, transported aboard the "Emerald Isle" on 25th June 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
- Mr. Frederick Jeans, British convict who was convicted in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cornwall" on 28th February 1851, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
- John George Jeans, aged 31, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Navarino" 5
- Sarah Jeans, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Navarino" 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jeans (post 1700) | + |
- Herbert Jeans, American politician, Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, 1969-71 7
- Isabel Jeans (1891-1985), English actress, known for her roles in Gigi (1958), Suspicion (1941) and Easy Virtue (1928)
- Sir James Hopwood Jeans (1877-1946), English mathematician/astronomer
- Jeans Coops, Belgian gold medalist bobsledder at the 1939 FIBT World Championships
- Jeans Coop, Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s
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- Mr. Wilfred Charles Jeans, British Signalman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 8
- Mr. Robson Scott Jeans (b. 1919), British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking, died of wounds received the day after 9
USS Arizona - Mr. Victor Lawrence Jeans, American Water Tender Second Class from Oregon, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 10
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