Find out how popular the last name Jany is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jany.

Jany, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jany surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jany in America

Jany is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jany surname appeared 267 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jany.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jany to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jany

The surname JANY is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the southern regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It likely emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name JANY is derived from the Germanic personal name "Johann" or "Johannes," which is the German form of the Hebrew name "Yohanan," meaning "Yahweh is gracious." It is thought to have evolved from a diminutive or nickname form of Johann, such as "Janne" or "Janni."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JANY can be found in the town records of Augsburg, Bavaria, from the late 15th century. The name appears as "Janny" in a document dated 1487, referring to a local merchant named Hans Janny.

Variations of the name, such as "Jani," "Janny," and "Jannys," can be found in various historical records and documents from different regions of Germany throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure bearing the name JANY was Johann Christoph Jany, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1665 in Württemberg. He was known for his works on ethics and natural law.

Another notable individual with the surname JANY was Karl Jany, a German explorer and naturalist who lived from 1859 to 1925. He led several expeditions to South America and was known for his contributions to the study of indigenous cultures and natural history.

In the 19th century, the name JANY was also associated with some place names in Germany, such as Janyshausen, a village in Thuringia, and Janysgrün, a former settlement in Saxony.

The surname JANY has also been recorded in other European countries, such as Switzerland and Austria, where it is believed to have been introduced by German immigrants or settlers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jany

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jany.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jany was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jany has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jany was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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