Last Name JANUARY

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Meaning Local: Of Genoa. The Genoese traded much with England, both silks and spices. 'The Janneys comyne in sondre wyses. Into this londe wyth dyverse merchaundyses': Libel on English Policy. January is a curious initative corruption.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 12,168 (2000 US census) 11,519 (1990 US census)
Count 2,347 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 46.44%, or 1090 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 45.72%, or 1073 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.24%, or 76 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.79%, or 89 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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