Jan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire	0
Buckinghamshire	0
Berkshire	0
Cambridgeshire	0
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	0
Cornwall	0
Cumberland	0
Derbyshire	1
Devon	0
Dorset	0

Durham	0
Essex	1
Gloucestershire	0
Hampshire	0
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	0
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	0
Lancashire	0
Leicestershire	0

Lincolnshire	0
London	2
Middlesex	0
Northumberland	0
Norfolk	0
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	0
Oxfordshire	0
Rutland	0
Shropshire	0
Suffolk	0

Somerset	0
Surrey	0
Sussex	0
Staffordshire	0
Warwickshire	0
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	0
Yorkshire	6

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	0

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	0
Glamorgan	0

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	0
Monmouthshire	0
Pembrokeshire	0

Radnorshire

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Jan Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Jan family

Profession	Census Frequency
Mechanical Engineer	1
Shoe Maker	1
Independent	1
Coal Miner	1
Engine Firer	1
Gin Boy	1
Scholar	1

Most Frequent Forenames for Jan

Name	Census Frequency
John Jan	9
Charles Jan	6
Joseph Jan	5
Mary Jan	5
William Jan	5
Elizabeth Jan	4
Louisa Jan	4
Robert Jan	4
Emma Jan	3
George Jan	3
Henry Jan	3
Ida Jan	3
Jane Jan	3
Rose Jan	3
Thomas Jan	3
Alice Jan	2
Anna Jan	2
Edith Jan	2
Eliza Jan	2
Emily Jan	2
Frederick Jan	2
Hannah Jan	2
James Jan	2
Lam Jan	2
Lawab Jan	2

Jan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank	Surname	Match	Census Frequency
1	Jane	75%	20,124
2	Jone	50%	5,118
3	Jean	75%	1,135
4	June	50%	803
5	Jeune	40%	456
6	Jon	67%	424
7	Jeane	60%	268
8	Jaine	60%	229
9	Jun	67%	224
10	Jann	75%	184
11	Joan	75%	175
12	Jan	100%	147
13	Jain	75%	134
14	Join	50%	126

Did you know?

The surname Jan is the 12th most popular variant of Jane.