Jansegers Family History & Genealogy

Summary

Jansegers is a Flamish familyname with germanic origins. In Belgium, next to Jansegers, also Janseghers is found back in the same regio in and around Aalst (Flanders, Belgium, Europe).

History

Jansegers means the Jan (Johan, Johannes) of Seger (the -s being a genetive form), which comes from the Germanic sigi + *hari  (victory + army) [compare with other Germanic name formations at  

Segers is linked to Sohier, Seiger, etc. - see  the name's origin sigi-*hari is pointed out to be germanic, probably Wisigothic)
the sigi (victory) element goes all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
the *hari (army) element goed all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
 
  Jansegers is a Flamish familyname with germanic origins. In Belgium, next to Jansegers, also Janseghers is found back in the same regio in and around Aalst (Flanders, Belgium, Europe).

Name Origin

Jansegers means the Jan (Johan, Johannes) of Seger (the -s being a genetive form), which comes from the Germanic sigi + *hari  (victory + army) [compare with other Germanic name formations at  

Segers is linked to Sohier, Seiger, etc. - see  the name's origin sigi-*hari is pointed out to be germanic, probably Wisigothic)
the sigi (victory) element goes all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
the *hari (army) element goed all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
even going back to Proto-Indo-European *kóryos (“war, troops”) or  Proto-Indo-European *kóro- (“war”)
therefore I think it's related to Sanskrit hari : 
and also (more hasardous) to Proto-Polynesian/'qariki :   tagalog means king and ariki in Maori means chief
 

Spellings & Pronunciations

In Belgium next to Jansegers, you also find Janseghers.
Jansegers means Jan the son of Seger(s)
Segers is linked to Sohier, Seiger, etc. - see

the name's origin sigi-*hari is pointed out to be germanic, probably Wisigothic)
the sigi (victory) element goes all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
the *hari (army) element goed all the way back to proto-Germanic : 
even going back to Proto-Indo-European *kóryos (“war, troops”) or  Proto-Indo-European *kóro- (“war”)
therefore I think it's related to Sanskrit hari : 
and also (more hasardous) to Proto-Polynesian/'qariki :   hari in tagalog means king and ariki in Maori means chief
 

Nationality & Ethnicity

Jansegers seems to be a Flamish name, with a lot of people having this name in the area in and around Aalst (Flanders, Belgium, Europe). Jansegers means the Jan (Johan, Johannes) of Seger (the -s being a genetive form), which comes from the Germanic sigi + *hari  (victory + army) [compare with other Germanic name formations at  

Jansegers seems to be a Flamish name, with a lot of people having this name in the area in and around Aalst (Flanders, Belgium, Europe).

Famous People named Jansegers

Protesting for obtaining general suffrage Petrus Jansegers (38 y.o.) was killed in 1902 in Leuven (Belgium) along with 5 other labourers: Jan Govaerts (22 y.o.), Petrus Imbrechts (17 y.o.), Martin Vanlens (38 y.o.), Jan Ceusters (42 y.o.) and Pieter Jensen (16 y.o.).
In 1919 the law for general suffrage was introduced (one man, one vote) in Belgium. [women had to wait for 1948 for voting on national level.]

Early Jansegerses

These are the earliest records we have of the Jansegers family.