Jahnich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Jahnich

What does the name Jahnich mean?

The German surname Jahnich is derived from the popular first name "Johann," and simply means "son of Johann."

Early Origins of the Jahnich family

The surname Jahnich 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.

Early History of the Jahnich family

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Jahnich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Janke, Jahnke, Jancke, Jahncke, Jahn, Jahnicke, Janisch, Jahnich and many more.

Early Notables of the Jahnich family

Sigismund Janke (1609-1663), a theologian and poet, Johann Gottfried Janke (1724-1763), an artist, Frederick Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), a physical educationist known as the "father of gymnastics" for inventing most of the apparatus...
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Migration of the Jahnich family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Arnold Jahn, a Hessian mercenary who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia after fighting in the American Revolution, Adolph Jahn, who sailed to New York in 1849 on the brig Gil Blas, Augusta Janke, who sailed from Bremen to New York in 1866.