Jankus
Jankus is a Lithuanian male family name .
origin
The name is of Slavic origin, cf. Polish Janka , Janko , Janek : von Jan (SSNO II 412-419), German Jahnke , Janke , Janck , Johnke : von Johannes (M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 353), Belarusian Янкo
Derivatives
Feminine forms
- Jankutė (single)
- Jankuvienė (married)
Name bearer
- Gediminas Jankus (* 1951), Lithuanian politician
- Martynas Jankus (1858–1946), Lithuanian-Prussian printer and journalist