Johann Family Crest and Last Name Background

Arms linked to Johannes and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

Whether you spell it Johann or Johannes, the story begins in the same place. The family name meaning is “A descendant of Johannes or Johann (gracious gift of Jehovah)”, the same as for Johannes.

Records show Johann as one of the forms Johannes took over time. Other spellings include Johnny. According to the 2010 US Census, the Johann surname had 962 bearers. French birth records list 547 children named Johann between 1891 and 2000.

For the full story, order the Johann surname pack.