Janisch Family History
Janisch Name Meaning
Germanized form (also Jänisch) of Sorbian Janiš: from a derivative of the personal name Jan ‘John’ (or directly of its Latin/German form Johannes). Germanized form of Polish Janiś or Janisz Czech and Slovak Janiš (see Janis ). Compare Janish and Yanish .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022