Show ContentsJenin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Jenin family

The surname Jenin was first found in Basel, where this distinguished family was anciently seated, and where Johannes Jennin became a knight in 1290.

Early History of the Jenin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jenin research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1565 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Jenin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jenin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jenman, Jenneman, Jennemann, Jennin, Jenin, Jenne, Jhenne, Jenni (Switzerland) and many more.

Early Notables of the Jenin family

Notables of the time with the surname Jenin were

  • the knights of the branch of the family, Jenin

Migration of the Jenin family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. Jenman, who arrived in Virginia in 1657; Jacob Jenman, who arrived in Virginia in 1662; Lukas Jenni, who settled in America in 1770; Kaspar Jenni, who settled in Iowa in 1875.


Contemporary Notables of the name Jenin (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Louis Jenin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Jean-Louis Jenin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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