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
School 929
Farmer 92
Farm Labourer 89
Dressmaker 79
Private Means 67
General Servant (domestic) 66
Coal Miner Hewer 65
At School 61
Labourer 53
General Labourer 46
At Home 42
Fisherman 42
Domestic Servant 41
Clerk 40
Carpenter 37
Shop Assistant 36
None 35
General Servant Domestic 34
Shipwright 33
House Keeper 29
Housekeeper 29
Dress Maker 28
Blacksmith 27
House Painter 26
Domestic 26

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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