About Janoff
The surname Janoff is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Yochanan. The name Janoff is commonly found among Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and is often associated with individuals of Russian or Polish Jewish descent.
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