Show ContentsYenni History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Yenni family

The surname Yenni was first found in Basel, where this distinguished family was anciently seated, and where Johannes Jennin became a knight in 1290.

Early History of the Yenni family

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Yenni Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jenman, Jenneman, Jennemann, Jennin, Jenin, Jenne, Jhenne, Jenni (Switzerland) and many more.

Early Notables of the Yenni family

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United States Yenni migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Yenni Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rudolph Yenni, who arrived in New York in 1824 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Yenni (post 1700) +

  • William Yenni, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Clark County, 1948 2
  • Michael S. Yenni (b. 1976), American politician, Mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, 2010- 2
  • Joseph S. Yenni, American politician, Mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, 1970-80 2


  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. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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