Jones Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Jones Name Meaning: Meaning 'Son of John'. The 'S' ending on Jones indicates 'Son'. Originated from Hebrew

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Jones Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jones family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 31,587
Agricultural Labourer 7,055
House Servant 4,795
Labourer 4,250
Coal Miner 3,729
Dress Maker 2,542
Carter 2,305
Servant 2,141
General Servant 1,969
Wife Of Above 1,483
House Keeper 1,408
Farmer 1,365
Farmer's Son 1,293
Shoe Maker 1,230
House Maid 1,216
Tailor 1,171
Blacksmith 1,116
Laundress 1,059
Carpenter 1,058
Farmer's Wife 1,016
Farmer's Daughter 931
Dairy Maid 860
Collier 841
Domestic Servant 835
Farm Servant 807

Jones Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jones 100% 2,549,481
2 Janes 80% 20,495
3 Jeans 40% 7,286
4 Jonas 80% 6,554
5 Jeanes 67% 4,677
6 Jons 80% 2,157
7 Joines 83% 1,087
8 Jeens 40% 709
9 Joens 60% 330
10 Joins 60% 315
11 Joanes 83% 308
12 Jenes 80% 299
13 Jaines 67% 289
14 Joans 60% 199
15 Jeenes 67% 185
16 Jines 80% 173
17 Junes 80% 169
18 Janis 60% 142
19 Jains 40% 131
20 Jonse 60% 121
21 Jonis 80% 115
22 Jans 60% 111
23 Jonnes 83% 105

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

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