Johns Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Johns Name Meaning: Originates from the popular forename John which is taken from the Hebrew name 'Yochanan' meaning 'Jehovah has favoured'. Johns meaning 'son of John'.

An extremley popular forename and surname, Johns being a varient of John. May have been taken from a parents forename and used as a surname. May have also been taken as a name from a number of Saints, for example John the Baptist.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Johns Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Johns family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 953
Agricultural Labourer 131
House Servant 100
Tin Miner 100
Dress Maker 94
Copper Miner 75
Servant 65
Labourer 63
Laundress 47
House Keeper 36
Carpenter 32
Farm Labourer 32
Tailor 31
Blacksmith 31
Farmer's Son 31
Miner 31
General Servant 29
Carter 26
Domestic Servant 25
Wife Of Above 25
Milliner 24
House Maid 23
Grocer 22
Cook 21
Farm Servant 21

Johns Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Johns 100% 59,223
2 Jons 80% 2,157
3 Johnes 83% 1,110

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

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