The janzen Surname

janzen Name Meaning and History

North German: variant spelling of Jantzen.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The janzen name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the janzen family name as far back in history as possible.

janzen Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of janzen Families in the US in 1920

Number of janzen families

25-48

9-24

1-8

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Thread	Author	Replies
Ken Janzen, Dallas OR, ca. 1940s	chrissyhorn_1	0
Peter F Janzen	Julie Riffle	33
Penners	lhos111ka10	0
Tombstone Information - Janzen, Frank J.	dutchgirl7	0
Franz Janzen	JerryJanzen34	3
Franz Johann JANZEN (JANTZEN) Ukraine, Russia	Ryan JANZEN	0
Janzen Family	Kayla	4
Katharina Janzen Friesen can you help me	@@RedHd4Str8@aol.com	0
Jacob Peters and Katharina Janzen	Cathy Barkman	0
Anna S. Janzen-Reimer b March 6, 1869	marjorie	0

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