Jann

See also: jann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæn/, /jɑn/
• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæn/, /d͡ʒɑn/
• Homophones: Yan, Jan

Proper noun

Jann (plural Janns)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jann is the 37691^st 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 243.

Faroese

Proper noun

Jann m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Jann's son: Jansson
• Jann's daughter: Jansdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Jann
accusative	Jann
dative	Janni
genitive	Jans