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

Johanns, 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 Johanns surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Johanns in America

Johanns is the 47107th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Johanns surname appeared 451 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 Johanns.

We can also compare 2010 data for Johanns 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 Johanns

The surname Johanns has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from the given name of an ancestor. In this case, Johanns is derived from the personal name Johann, which is the German form of John.

The name Johann itself has biblical roots, originating from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." As Christianity spread across Europe, the name became popular in various forms, including Johannes in Latin, Jean in French, and Johann in German.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Johanns can be found in the German city of Augsburg, where a certain Heinricus Johanns is mentioned in a document dated 1324. This suggests that the surname was already in use by the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the surname appeared in various spellings, such as Johans, Johansson, and Johannsen, reflecting regional variations and the lack of standardized spelling at the time. These alternative spellings were more common in areas like Saxony and Westphalia.

A notable figure with the surname Johanns was Johann Matthäus Johanns, a German composer and organist born in 1654 in Nuremberg. He served as the court organist for the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and was renowned for his compositions for organ and harpsichord.

Another prominent individual was Johann Georg Johanns, a German historian and philologist born in 1768 in Schweidnitz, Silesia (now Świdnica, Poland). He wrote extensively on the history of Silesia and contributed to the development of German philology.

In the 19th century, a man named Karl Johanns made his mark as a German landscape painter. Born in 1813 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, his works captured the beauty of the German countryside and were exhibited in various galleries across Europe.

Moving into the 20th century, we find Karl Johanns, a German politician and trade unionist born in 1892 in Düsseldorf. He served as a member of the Reichstag (German parliament) and played a significant role in the labor movement during the Weimar Republic.

Finally, in more recent history, there was Gerhard Johanns, a German businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1930 to 2018. He founded a successful construction company and was known for his support of various charitable causes, particularly in the field of education.

While these are just a few examples, the surname Johanns has a rich history spanning centuries and can be traced back to its German roots and the personal name Johann, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Johanns

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

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 Johanns 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 Johanns 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 Johanns was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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