Yanak Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Yanak Early Origins

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The surname Yanak 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.

Yanak Spelling Variations

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

Yanak Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yanak research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 180 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Yanak History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Yanak Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

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.

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Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Yanak Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Yanak Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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