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 1,421
Dress Maker 106
General Labourer 98
Tin Miner 91
Coal Miner 89
Farmer 85
Agricultural Labourer 73
Domestic Servant 65
Living On Her Own Means 64
Farm Labourer 61
Labourer 56
Living On Own Means 55
Farm Servant 49
Carpenter 46
General Servant Domestic 46
General Servant 40
General Domestic Servant 34
Fisher Man 30
Laundress 28
Grocer 27
House Keeper 26
Blacksmith 26
Clerk 24
Tailor 24
Fisherman 23

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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