Jance

Jance Meaning & Origin

About Jance
The surname Jance is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Jan, which is the Polish form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jan. The name Jan itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Jance can be interpreted to mean "son of Jan" or "descendant of Jan."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jance is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jance: 107
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 152628
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jance based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Jance is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNS
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AE1 N S
🌐 IPA
/jance*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNS', 'ANS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jance in Braille

Here's how to represent Jance in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jance in braille

How to sign the name Jance using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jance using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jance in sign language

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