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Jann
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jann
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Jann.
Pronunciation
en /jæn/ /jɑn/
en /d͡ʒæn/ /d͡ʒɑn/
en Yan Jan#Etymology_2
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Jann is the 37691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Jann is most common among White (78.64%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.56%) individuals.
Further reading
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Jansson Jansdóttir
Declension
Jann Jann Janni Jans
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Jan, nb Jahn
Pronunciation
nb /janː/
nb anː 1
nb Jann
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Dutch < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew,West Frisian < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Jan John
Usage notes
As a variant of nb Jan, nb Jann is associated with the Norwegian name day on 24 September.
nb Jann was most strongly used in Norway from approximately 1940 to 1960.
Derived terms
nb Jannsdatter historical patronymic, “daughter of Jann”
nb Jannsen patronymic surname
nb Jannssen patronymic surname
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 464 men in Norway had nb Jann as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by girls' name and boys' name, Statistics Norway.
References
“Jann” in Store norske leksikon.
“Jann” at Nordic Names.