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The German surname Janisch is derived from the popular first name "Johann," and simply means "son of Johann."
The surname Janisch was first found in Plauen, in the eastern part of Saxony, where Johannes Jahn, the first recorded bearer of the name, was living in 1475.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Janisch research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1475, 1591, 1609, 1641, 1663, 1724, 1763, 1778 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Janisch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Janke, Jahnke, Jancke, Jahncke, Jahn, Jahnicke, Janisch, Jahnich and many more.
Prominent bearers of the family name Janisch at this time were Sigismund Janke (1609-1663), a theologian and poet, Johann Gottfried Janke (1724-1763), an artist, Frederick Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), a physical educationist known...
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