Last name origins & meanings:
- French: from the personal name Jean, French form of
John.
- English: variant of Jayne.
- A Vivien Jean, recorded in Canada in 1681, was also known as
<xref>Vien</xref>; some descendants adopted that surname and are now called
Vien or Viens. Another Jean, from the Saintonge region of France, is
documented in Quebec City in 1655 with the secondary surname
<xref>Denis</xref>. Other secondary surnames associated with this name
include <xref>Laforest</xref>, Godon, <xref>Tourangeau</xref>, <xref>Vincent</xref>, and
Pierrejean.
This name appears in the following lists:
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