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Early Origins of the Jennette family

The surname Jennette 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 Jennette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jennette research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1578 is included under the topic Early Jennette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jennette 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 Jennette family

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Jennette Ranking

In the United States, the name Jennette is the 9,954th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Jennette family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Jennet, who came to Virginia sometime between 1665 and 1666; Thomas Jeannel, who came to Louisiana in 1720; Auguste Jeannin, who settled in Philadelphia in 1817.


Contemporary Notables of the name Jennette (post 1700) +

  • Jennette McCurdy (b. 1992), American actress
  • Jennette R. Winkelmann, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Austin, Indiana, 1914-21, 1933-42 (acting, 1933-34) 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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