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Jean Family History

Jean Surname Meaning

French Walloon West Indian (mainly Haiti) Mauritian and English (of French Huguenot origin): from the male personal name Jean French form of John. This is one of the most frequent surnames in Haiti (along with Joseph and Pierre). It is also established elsewhere in the West Indies (e.g. in the Dominican Republic Saint Lucia Saint Martin and Bahamas).

English: habitational name for someone from Genoa in Italy; compare Janeway. Breton (mainly Le Jean): variant of Jan ‘John’.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 甄 see Zhen.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Jean family from?

You can see how Jean families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jean family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Jean families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 77 Jean families living in Channel Islands. This was about 25% of all the recorded Jean's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Jean families in 1891.
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What did your Jean ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Jean. 100% of Jean men worked as an Incapacitated and 77% of Jean women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Domestic Servant
    10%
  • Housewife
    5%
  • Domestic Duties
    5%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Jean. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Jean. For the veterans among your Jean ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Jean lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Jean life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Jean in 1944 was 23, and 68 in 2004.

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