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 1,297
Labourer 126
Agricultural Labourer 115
Tin Miner 97
Domestic Servant 91
General Servant 79
Dress Maker 74
Miner 71
Farm Servant 46
Fisherman 46
House Keeper 43
Annuitant 41
Servant 40
Carpenter 37
Farmer's Wife 37
Farm Labourer 34
Blacksmith 33
Tailor 32
Farmer's Son 32
Laundress 30
Cook 29
Farm Servant Indoor 26
General Servant Domestic 25
Domestic 25
Shoe Maker 25

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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