Janney Surname

114,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Janney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John'; v. Jenney, Jannings, Jane.

'At Macclesfield, the Monday next after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 9 Henry IV (1408) before Richard de Manley, escheator, by the oaths of Robert de Huyde, Nicholas de Davenport, .

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Janney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3141:109,37211,941
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England2651:210,25718,075
Australia381:710,41347,396
India231:33,350,669396,143
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China71:195,331,65210,124
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6551:76,6708,158

The alternate forms: Jannéy (1) are calculated separately.

Janney (587) may also be a first name.

Janney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John'; v. Jenney, Jannings, Jane.

'At Macclesfield, the Monday next after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 9 Henry IV (1408) before Richard de Manley, escheator, by the oaths of Robert de Huyde, Nicholas de Davenport, ... John Janny. William Wilot, &c.': History East Cheshire.

1566. Married — Randelle Jannye and Alice Wilkeson: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1570. Baptised — Edward Jannye: ibid.

1758. Married — John Janney and Mary Hart: St. George, Hanover Square.

1778. — William Gelson and Sarah Janney: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Jan(e (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 a variant of Janeway, Janaway, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Janney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Janney Come From? nationality or country of origin

Janney is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Jannéy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Janney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,054th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,797,619 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Janney live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 345,345th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 587 people.

The surname Janney is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,314 people, or 1 in 109,372. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Janney exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Janney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Janney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Janney last name rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Janney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Janney last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Janney surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Janney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $42,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,811 CAD per year.

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Jannéy941/
Jeanney92973/
Jainney923/
Janneye923/
Jannoey921/
Janne912,708/
Janny912,011/
Janey911,212/
Jianniey861/
Jieanney861/
Jannneiy861/
Jeanne8354,139/
Janneh8322,633/
Yanney834,105/
Hanney833,009/
Jannie832,044/
Canney831,936/
Janner831,653/
Jannet831,604/
Jannes831,027/
Jeanny83525/
Jonney83219/
Sanney83127/
Djanne83110/
Jannez83108/
Jannoy8334/
Jannee8331/
Janneu8326/
Jannay8324/
Jatney8319/
Jeaney8318/
Jauney8317/
Jainey8312/
Jahnny8310/
Jaenne8310/
Jaunny8310/
Zanney839/
Jainne839/
Jannoe837/
Jhanny836/
Jannea836/
Jaynne836/
Jangey836/
Djaney835/
Ijanne834/
Jasney833/
Jainny833/
Janeye833/
Janoey833/
Jagney832/
Janeya832/
Jangne832/
Jamney832/
Jianey832/
Jannue832/
Janeys831/
Janeyu831/
Janiey831/
Jannei831/
Jannhe831/
Jhaney831/
Jianne831/
Jaanny831/
Jjanne831/
Jianny831/
Jannae830/
Janniy830/
Jayney830/
Jane8054,779/
Jany8037,127/
Jeannet772,025/
Jeannes77606/
Johnney77427/
Jannett77354/
Channey77297/
Jeannie77179/
Janness7780/
Jeannez7764/
Jeannee7753/
Jangeya7744/
Jeangey7735/
Jhanniy7714/
Janheye7711/
Djannet7710/
Jangner7710/
Janeyah778/
Heanney776/
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Jainner770/
Caanney770/
Haney7349,450/
Janes7324,664/
Janet7319,539/
Jagne7317,174/
Janni7314,642/
Hanne7312,846/
Saney738,151/
Djane737,491/
Zanne736,782/
Jayne736,083/
Sanne735,904/
Jonny734,740/
Janna734,565/
Janer733,786/
Joney731,822/
Jiane731,801/
Hanny731,796/
Jange731,701/
Yanne731,667/
Janee731,409/
Yanny731,221/
Jeane731,179/
Caney73986/
Janay73905/
Ianne73801/
Jaune73686/
Janeh73676/
Yaney73663/
Janea73571/
Janez73544/
Janyo73484/
Jauny73415/
Canne73374/
Jaine73274/
Jahne73256/
Tjane73212/
Janie73202/
Janed73199/
Janoy73185/
Zanny73154/
Jamne73150/
Janei73142/
Janoe73137/
Janej73113/
Jahny73111/
Zaney7387/
Janye7381/
Jainy7380/
Jonne7379/
Janiy7370/
Janae7370/
Janje7365/
Jánny7364/
Jaane7353/
Jeany7349/
Jasne7346/
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Ijane7341/
Jänne7340/
Janné7328/
Janyš7327/
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Janep7326/
Jaene7324/
Janue7320/
Jiany7315/
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Jönne7315/
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Eanne730/
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Jeanneus7111/
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Saajanne718/
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Jannat67265,548/
Jannah6785,748/
Johnny6748,158/
Chaney6747,445/
Sanneh6737,070/
Jiyane6719,768/
Heaney6714,472/
Channe679,089/
Jaynes678,276/
Hanner676,097/
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Jhanje674,117/
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Jaunet673,175/
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Hannay672,655/
Hainey671,963/
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