Jans Family History
Jans Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name
Jan; or a reduced form of Johannes.English:
patronymic from the personal name Jan (see Jayne).
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Name Distribution of Jans Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Jans families
 15 - 27  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jans families
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11 - 19 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Jans Family Origin
Jans Immigration Information
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Jans Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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