Johannsen family (Kirchwerder, Vierlande)
ancestral origin: Kirchwerder (Vierlande), Hamburg
associated surnames: Eggers, Witthoefft, Gultzow, Gladiator, Gräper,
Putfarken, Rieken, Ronneburg, Timmann, Otten
The name Johannsen (meaning "son of John") is fairly common in North
Germany. The Johannsen family of Kirchwerder near Hamburg can be traced
back to the beginning of church registers and partly beyond, back to
around the year 1200 in that area. Part of the group lived in
Neuengamme, a neighboring village. During the 1800s one branch moved
northward to the towns of Schwarzenbek and Ratzeburg. If you also do
research on this Johannsen branch please contact us! Here is our
family database online.
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