Surname Jannasch - Meaning and Origin

Jannasch: What does the surname Jannasch mean?

The last name Jannasch is a German surname of The Netherlands and Germany. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Netherlands and Germany. The name is derived from the German personal name Johannes or Johann, which is a form of John.

The literal meaning of Jannasch is "son of John," as the -asch suffix is derived from the Middle High German "asc" (son), making this a patronymic surname, given to the son of a person with the given name of John. There is also some recent speculation that it could emerge from the Dutch Jan as well.

The Jannasch surname first appears in records from the turn of the 16th century. There are records of a Johann Jannasch who was an artillery captain for Denmark in the 1550s, and Martin Jannasch lived in Groningen in 1575. A record from 1649 states the marriage between Martin Jannasch and Leena Herber.

The Jannasch surname can still be found today in the Netherlands, Germany and the United States. People with the surname Jannasch have gone on to become artists, authors, politicians and more. However, they remain best known for their contributions to their native culture and their love for their home country.

Jannasch: Where does the name Jannasch come from?

The last name Jannasch is most commonly found in Germany and in German-speaking countries such as Austria and Switzerland. As of 2020, there were 1,835 people in Germany with the surname Jannasch, making it the 822nd most common name in the country. The majority of those with the surname are concentrated in the north German regions of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where it is the 175th and 197th most common, respectively. The surname is even more common in Austria, where it ranks 284th, with a total of 1,230 people carrying the name. Switzerland also has a relatively high number of Jannasch’s, with 647 people having the surname as of 2019, and it ranks number 401st most common in the country.

Outside of German-speaking countries, the surname is relatively rare. In the United States, the name is ranked 28,634th, with fewer than 100 people having the name. Similarly, in the UK it is relatively uncommon, as it ranks just 41,192th. The last name does not feature in the top 250 of any other country.

Variations of the surname Jannasch

The surname Jannasch is derived from a personal name relating to the Hebrew name Yohanan. It is found in various variants and spellings across Europe.

In Germany, the variants of the name Jannasch include Janas, Janasch, Janisch, and Jannas. In Austria, it is also spelled Janasch. In the Czech Republic, the name is spelled Janášek or Janášč. In Slovakia, it is spelled Janášik. In Poland, the spelling is Janas, Janasz or Janaszek.

In Scandinavian countries, the surname is also found and generally spelled Jansson or Janssen. In French literature it is sometimes spelled Jeanasch, Jenasch, Jahasch, Janasch, and Johnson.

In the United States, the name is also found with various spellings and variants, the most common being Janesch, Yanasch or Yanesch.

The surnames Jennings, Johns, Jonassen, Jensen, Johnson, atoms, Yanni, Yesen, Yancosky, and Yanchick are all said to be connected to the original name Jannasch by some historians.

Famous people with the name Jannasch

• John Jannasch: American microbiologist and oceanographer. He's currently Emeritus Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Gustav Jannasch: Czech-born German writer and journalist. He was active in the early twentieth century, writing a series of novels and books about World War I
• Cory Jannasch: Former MLB pitcher who played in the league from 1998-2000
• Jens Jannasch: German gymnast who won a bronze medal in the individual all-around event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Viola Jannasch: German-born American visual artist specialising in fibre arts
• Ulrich Jannasch: German telecommunications engineer and professor at the Technical University of Munich
• Barbara Jannasch: German sculptor and artist who has lived and worked in the United States
• Robert Jannasch: German meteorologist and physicist who served as President of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• Matthias Jannasch: German computer scientist and one of the field's leading experts
• Lisa Jannasch: Award-winning indie filmmaker and a theatre director best known for her supernatural work
• Ewald Jannasch: German author and artist whose work focused on the history of media technology
• Rita Jannasch: Austrian physicist and researcher in solid state physics
• Hermann Jannasch: German engineer who developed a hydroplane prototype and later worked as a professor for propulsion technology at the Technical University of Berlin
• Konrad Jannasch: Former German NBA player who played for the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980s.

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