Jane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Jane Name Meaning: From the English personal name 'Jan',a variant of 'John'.

Jane was not specialized as a 'female' personal name until the late 17th century. It was associated with the religious Puritan movement.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Jane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jane family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 547
Coal Miner 46
General Labourer 46
Agricultural Labourer 43
Domestic Servant 43
Dress Maker 33
General Servant 31
Farmer 26
Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 23
Cotton Weaver 23
Farm Labourer 22
Living On Own Means 21
Living On Her Own Means 19
Carpenter 17
Farm Servant 16
Laundress 15
Tin Miner 15
House Keeper 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Tailoress 11
Clerk 10
Dock Labourer 9
Shoe Maker 8
Carter 8

Jane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jane 100% 20,124
2 Jone 75% 5,118
3 Jayne 80% 2,145
4 Jean 50% 1,135
5 June 75% 803
6 Jeune 60% 456
7 Jon 50% 424
8 Jeane 80% 268
9 Jaine 80% 229
10 Jun 50% 224
11 Joan 50% 175
12 Jan 75% 147
13 Jain 50% 134
14 Join 25% 126

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The surname Jane is the most popular version of all its varients

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