Show ContentsJoanes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Joanes. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez.

Early Origins of the Joanes family

The surname Joanes was first found in Castile, preeminent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Joanes family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joanes research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1094, 1236, 1248, 1257, 1644, 1700, 1709 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Joanes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Joanes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ibáñez, Ibañez, Ibánez, Ibanez, Ibán, Iban, Iváñez, Ivañez, Ivánez, Ivanez, Báñez, Bañez, Bánez, Banez, Fáñez, Fañez, Fánez, Fanez, Juan, Juanes, Juanas, Juano, Joanes, Juánez, Juanez, Yáñez, Yañez, Yánez and many more.

Early Notables of the Joanes family

Prominent among members of the family were Pedro Yáñez Espiga and Fernán Ibáñez Baticela, who received a grant of land in the Repartimiento de Córdoba after that city was retaken from the Muslims in 1236; Gonzalo Yáñez de Meneses, who fought in the reconquest of Seville in 1248; Gonzalo Yáñez, who received a gift of land from King Alfonso X in 1257; Rodrigo Yáñez, author of the fourteenth century Leonese "Poem of Alfonso XI"; fifteenth century nobleman Alonso Yáñez Fajardo; Domingo Báñez, sixteenth...
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United States Joanes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Joanes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Richard Joanes, who arrived in New England in 1635 from Weymouth, England possible boat is Mary Gould
  • Elizabeth Joanes, who settled in Virginia in 1637
  • Eliza Joanes, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 1
  • Thomas Joanes, who settled in New England in 1637
  • Mr. Thomas Joanes, (b. 1612), aged 25, British butcher from Norfolk traveling aboard the ship "Mary Anne" arriving in New England in 1637 2
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Joanes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bartolome Joanes, who landed in New Spain in 1838 1


  1. 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)
  2. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 5th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm


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