Researching Lane Jean
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 130 people with the Jean surname? In that year Jean was ranked number 3449 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Lane means "from the narrow road" and is of English origin.
Records of Lane Jean on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lane Jean and the Jean Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jean Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Jean family tree.
Search Parish Records for Lane Jean at Find My Past.
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Research the Jean surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Jean Military records.
Jean Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Jean Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Jean surname in the USA? Jean is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Jean Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Lane Jean. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lane Jean
Lane Jean
Samuel Lane Jean (born November 10, 1958) is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 2, which includes parts of Lafayette, Miller, and Columbia counties in south Arkansas. He has held the District 2 seat since January 2013. From 2011 to 2013, he was the representative for District 4. He was elected in 2012 by his colleagues as the House Republican Whip under then Majority Leader Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs and subsequent Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Davy Carter of Cabot in Lonoke County, who was elected as the presiding officer of the House in 2013.
Source: Lane Jean, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Jean
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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