American Family Name Origins:
Janisch
Frequency: (489)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German (also Jänisch): from a Slavic personal name (see Polish Janusz).
GIVEN NAMES: German 5%. Kurt (4), Hans (2), Ludwina, Wilhelm.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
