Johnen
Johnen is the surname of a widespread family that originally comes from the Aachen area .
origin
The family name Johnen is derived from the name John . The name John, on the other hand, is a family name derived from the name of the same name of Hebrew origin John (Hebrew: Yahweh has shown grace ).
The name John became very well known and spread very early in the Christian world, mainly through John the Baptist , but also through the apostle and evangelist John .
The name Johnen was first recorded in 1475 AD in the church register of the community Laurenzberg near Aldenhoven , a place around eleven kilometers northeast of Aachen .
variants
The most common variant is jonen .
frequency
The name Johnen ranks 6167 among the most common family names in Germany . The main distribution area of the name is the area around Aachen .
Name bearer
- Anna Gisela Johnen (1925–2014), German zoologist and university professor
- Bennet Johnen (* 1988), German handball player
- Bernhard Johnen (1831–1912), general practitioner and first medical director of the hospital in Düren at the time and initiator of a new, modern hospital
- Christian Johnen (1862–1938), German lawyer and shorthand scholar
- Colette Johnen (* 1961), French mathematician and university professor
- Dietmar Johnen (* 1965), German politician ( Alliance 90 / The Greens )
- Hans Johnen (1940–2013), German mathematician and university professor
- Heinz-Gregor Johnen (1933–2012), German entrepreneur
- Hermann-Victor Johnen (* 1955), German entrepreneur, economic historian and university lecturer
- Kurt Johnen (music teacher) (1884–1965), German pianist, music teacher and music writer
- Kurt Johnen (media scientist) (* 1944), German media scientist and university lecturer
- Leo Johnen (1901–1989), German politician ( GB / BHE )
- Matthias Joseph Johnen (1817–1906), German pastor
- Paul Johnen (1922–2005), German politician, mayor of Monschau from 1966 to 1978
- Peter Johnen (1595–1643), father of the whaler Matthias Petersen
- Raffael Johnen (*), investment banker, founder and CEO of the fintech company Auxmoney
- Thomas Johnen (* 1964), German theologian, Romance studies and university lecturer
- Wilhelm Johnen (politician) (1902–1980), German politician ( CDU ) and companion of Konrad Adenauer
- Wilhelm Johnen (pilot) (1921–2002), German air force pilot and knight's cross holder
- Wilhelm Johnen (psychologist) (* 1950), German psychologist and book author
literature
- Max Gottschald: German onomatology. de Gruyter, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018032-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Johnen on geneanet.org
- ↑ http://www.droemer-knaur.de/autoren/7780246/wilhelm-johnen