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Early Origins of the Yannick family

The surname Yannick was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Yannick family

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Yannick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yannick, Yannich, Jannicke, Jannick, Janicken, Janicki, Yanacke, Yanicken, Yanichen, Janichen and many more.

Early Notables of the Yannick family

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Migration of the Yannick family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Jacob Yanni, who settled in New York in 1840; Frederick Janitz, who arrived in Missouri in 1844; Vincenz Janick, who arrived in Galveston, TX in 1860.


Contemporary Notables of the name Yannick (post 1700) +

  • Yannick Bodin (1942-2023), French politician who was a member of the Senate, representing the Seine-et-Marne department
  • Yannick Bodin (b. 1942), French politician, former member of the Senate of France
  • Yannick Rott (b. 1974), retired French footballer
  • Yannick Veilleux (b. 1993), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player
  • Yannick Ferrera (b. 1980), Belgian former professional footballer and current football manager at Standard Liège
  • Yannick Forestier (b. 1982), French rugby union player
  • Yannick Lavigne (b. 1975), French sprint canoer
  • Yannick Pouliot (b. 1963), Canadian computational biologist focused on developing biocomputational software systems
  • Yannick Riendeau (b. 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Yannick Quesnel (b. 1973), French football goalkeeper


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