Jones (surname)
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Meaning | Derived from "Son of John" |
Region of origin | England |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Jones |
Jones is a popular family name of English origin that comes from the term son of John, but can also be attributed to the name Jonah. It is one of the most common surnames in the English and Welsh speaking world.
According to the National Trust surname profiler Jones is the second most numerous surname in the UK. There were 391,909 Joneses on the UK electoral register in 1998. This represents a rate of 10,521 Joneses per million Britons or just over 1% of the population. The proportion of Joneses in other Anglophone countries is slightly lower: the rate in Australia is 6,548 per million; Canada, 3,882 per million; USA, 8,334 per million; and New Zealand, 5,499 per million. This name is much rarer in the Irish Republic with a rate of only 144 per million.
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[edit] History
The Jones surname was first documented in England.[1] The highest frequencies of the name are found in Wales and result from migration and the anglicisation of the patronymic naming convention, e.g., Gwilym ap Sion (Welsh for "William son of John") to Gwilym Jones.[2] This despite the fact that it was only recently that the letter 'J' began to be added to some versions of the Welsh alphabet.[3][4]
In 1813-1841, there were about 145,000 people named Jones living in Wales (13.84% of the total population) and about 85,000 people named Jones living in England (0.43% of the population).[5][6][7] By 1881, migration to the urban centres of England had equalised the numbers so that both countries had a little over 163,000 people named Jones recorded in the census of that year.[8] Even so, it shows some areas of North Wales still had very high proportions of people carrying the name, for example in Sir Feirionnydd (Merionethshire) 23.6% and Sir Gaernarfon (Caernarfonshire) 22.3% were named Jones compared with 10.4% in Wales as a whole and 0.67% in England. Other, more readily identifiable Welsh names, such as Lloyd and Price (from ap Rhys), had greater proportions of their numbers living in England than Wales in 1881 - this may be because of the relatively higher concentrations of Jones in Welsh speaking areas.
It is likely that a number of Afro-Caribbean and African-American Joneses got their names from freed slaves adopting the names of the estate managers or owners.[9][10]
[edit] Notable people named Jones
[edit] Arts and entertainment
[edit] Architecture
- Inigo Jones (1573-1652), English architect of Welsh descent
[edit] Acting
- Bruce Jones, an English actor
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, a Welsh actress
- Charlie Jones, an English actor
- Chloe Jones, an American porn actress
- Freddie Jones, an English actor
- Grace Jones, a singer and actress
- Griff Rhys Jones, a Welsh comedian
- James Earl Jones, an American actor
- Ken Jones, an English actor
- Peter Jones, an English actor
- Rupert Penry-Jones, an English actor
- Simon Jones, an English actor
- Terry Jones, Welsh comedian, writer, actor, director, television host
- Toby Jones, an English actor
- Renée Jones, an actress
- Ruth Jones, a Welsh actress and writer
- Tommy Lee Jones, an American actor
[edit] Animation
- Chuck Jones, American cartoonist
[edit] Music
- Adam Jones, guitarist of the band Tool and special effects artist
- Aled Jones, a Welsh singer, who started out as a choirboy and is now a popular baritone
- Danny Jones, English singer and guitarist - member of pop group McFly
- Darryl Jones, American jazz bassist
- Davy Jones, English actor and member of The Monkees
- Donell Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter-producer
- Elvin Jones, Drummer for John Coltrane
- Gloria Jones, an American singer and songwriter
- Harry T. Jones jr (musician) aka C.T.O.B. of jax,fl/Hip hop and r & b producer most known for work on Future over you,G Nation, Lunitick,
- Howard Jones, English singer/songwriter
- Jesus Jones, an English rock and roll group
- Jill Jones, American singer
- Jim Jones, American rapper
- John Paul Jones, English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
- Mike Jones,American rapper
- Kelly Jones, vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
- Kenney Jones, an English rock drummer
- "Me and Mrs. Jones", a song by Billy Paul
- "Mr. Jones", a song by the band Counting Crows
- Nasir Jones, American rap-star better known as Nas
- Nic Jones, English folk singer
- Nicholas Allen Jones Welsh bassist with rock group Manic Street Preachers, more commonly known by stage name Nicky Wire.
- Norah Jones, an American musician
- Paul Jones, English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
- Quincy Jones, American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
- Rickie Lee Jones, an American musician
- Rod Jones, English guitarist - founding member of Indie band Idlewild
- Samantha Jones, English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
- Steve Jones, English guitarist - founding member of The Sex Pistols.
- Sugar Jones, a Canadian pop group created on Popstars
- Spike Jones, American musician
- Terry Jones, singer and founding member of Point of Grace
- Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Tom Jones, a Welsh singer
[edit] Radio
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
- Aled Haydn Jones, Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
- Ben Jones, English radio presenter for Virgin Radio
[edit] Television
- Carolyn Sue Jones, Morticia Frump Addams, Addams Family (TV series)
- Donyelle Jones, Top four finalist on the television show So You Think You Can Dance
- Gethin Jones, Blue Peter presenter
[edit] Visual arts
- Terry Jones, British arts and graphics
[edit] Business
- Duncan Jones, American advertising executive, son of the musician David Bowie
[edit] Education
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–1970), a British classical scholar
- George Jones, an American history teacher who skipped the Civil War
- Owen Glynne Jones, a pioneering British rock climber and mountaineer
[edit] History
- Casey Jones, famous U.S. locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
[edit] Law and politics
[edit] Law
- Edith Jones, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit.
[edit] American politics
- Anson Jones (1798-1858), the last president of the Republic of Texas
- Brereton Jones, Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995
- Evan John Jones, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932), American Congressman and Senator from Washington (state)
- Paula Jones (1966-), former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment.
- Jamie Leigh Jones , founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation
[edit] United Kingdom politics
- David Brynmor Jones (1851-1921), Welsh barrister and politician
- Ernest Charles Jones (1819-68), British orator, poet, and politician
- Ieuan Wyn Jones (1949-), leader of Plaid Cymru & Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
- Leifchild Stratten "Leif" Jones (1862-1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (1948-), English Liberal Democrat
- Robert Brannock Jones, (1950-2007), English Conservative politician
- Darren P Jones, (1986 - ), English Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (Torridge and West Devon)
[edit] Other politics
- H. James Jones, Canadian politician
[edit] Literature
[edit] Writers
- Dennis Feltham Jones, British writer
- Ebenezer Jones (1820-60), English poet
- Edgar Dewitt Jones, American clergyman and author
- Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones (b. circa 1857), English educator and writer on logic and ethics
- Gail Jones (b. 1955), Australian novelist and academic
- Gayl Jones (b. 1949), African American poet and novelist.
- J. V. Jones, a fantasy author
- Liz Jones, English journalist and writer
- Rod Jones, Australian writer
- Pamela Jones, the founder of Groklaw
[edit] Armed forces
- Elias Henry Jones (d. 1942), British Prisoner of War
- Herbert Jones (1940–1982), posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC)
- Hilary P. Jones (1863-1938), American naval officer
- Jacob Jones (1768-1850), American naval officer
- John Jones (c.1597-1660), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer executed for regicide
- John Paul Jones (1747-1792), American naval captain
- Michael Jones (16?? – 1649), Irish Confederate War and English Civil War Parliamentary military officer
- Philip Jones (1618-1674), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer and comptroller of Cromwell's household
- Arnold Elzey (Jones) (186-1871), Confederate general during the American Civil War
[edit] Mathematics and science
[edit] Astronomy
[edit] Archeology
- Vendyl Jones, an American scholar
[edit] Biology
- Steve Jones (1944-), Welsh geneticist, biologist and writer
- Monty Jones (1951-), African biologist and plant breeder
[edit] Chemistry
- Alan A. Jones (1944-2006), American chemistry professor
- David E. H. Jones scientist and writer (pseudonym Daedalus of DREADCO)
- Humphrey Owen Jones (1878-1912), Welsh chemist and mountaineer
[edit] Computer Science
- Clifford "Cliff" Jones (1944-), British computer scientist
- Karen Spärck Jones (1935–2007), British computer scientist
- Paul Jones, computer technologist
[edit] Geology
- Thomas Rupert Jones (1819-1911) British geologist and palaeontologist
[edit] Mathematics
- John Viriamu Jones (1856-1901), mathematician and physicist
- Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (1952-), New Zealand mathematician
[edit] Medicine
- Henry Bence Jones (1813-1873), British physician and chemist
- Philip Sydney Jones (1836–1918), Australian surgeon
[edit] Physics
- Reginald Victor Jones(1911–1997), English physicist and scientific military intelligence expert, head of British Scientific Intelligence during World War II and later Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen
[edit] Religion
- Esther Jones, English missionary to India
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981), Welsh Protestant preacher and author
- Paul Jones (1880-1941), Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Utah, USA and pacifist
- Robert Elijah Jones (1872-1960), Protestant Episcopal Bishop and civil rights advocate
- Daniel Morgan Jones (1986-Present), Co-founder of the Church of Jediism on anglesey
[edit] Sports
[edit] American football
- Adam "Pacman" Jones, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
- Rod Jones (football player), American football cornerback in the National Football League
- Rod Jones (offensive lineman), American football player in the National Football League
- Terry Jones, former NFL tight end
- Terry Jones, former NFL defensive tackle
[edit] Baseball
- Adam Jones (baseball), outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Andruw Jones, center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chipper Jones, third baseman for the Atlanta Braves
- Gordon Jones (baseball), former Major League pitcher
- Jacque Jones, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
- Terry Jones, former professional baseball player
[edit] Basketball
- L. Tucker Jones, American college basketball coach
[edit] Boxing
- Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion
- Reggie Jones (born 1951), American boxer
[edit] Cricket
- Ernie Jones, former Australian bowler
- Geraint Jones, English current player
- Simon Jones, English current player
[edit] Football (soccer)
- Barrie Jones, English footballer
- Bryn Jones, Welsh footballer
- Cliff Jones, Welsh footballer
- Cobi Jones, American footballer
- Dave Jones, English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City FC
- Joey Jones, Welsh footballer
- Owain Tudor Jones, Welsh Footballer with Swansea City FC
- Kenwyne Jones, Trinidad and Tobago footballer,currently playing for Sunderland A.F.C.
- Leslie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Linden Jones, Welsh footballer
- Miguel Jones, Spanish footballer
- Paul Jones, Welsh goalkeeper
- Ritchie Jones, English footballer
- Rob Jones, English footballer
- T. G. Jones, English footballer
- Vinnie Jones, Welsh footballer and actor
[edit] Motor Racing
- Adam Jones, racer in the British Touring Car Championship
[edit] Rugby League
- Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player
- Lewis Jones, Leeds RLFC 1950s & 1960s
[edit] Rugby Union
- Adam Rhys Jones, Wales international rugby union prop forward
- Adam M Jones, Wales rugby union international lock forward
- Gwyn Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Ivor Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Lewis Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Robert Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Ryan Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Stephen Jones, Wales rugby union player
[edit] Track and field (athletics)
- Earl Jones (athlete), American track and field athlete
- LoLo Jones, American track and field athlete
- Marion Jones, American track and field star
[edit] Other sports
- Alun Jones (born 1980), Australian professional tennis player not a computer programmer from Bridgend
- Alyson Jones, English swimmer
- Heather Jones, a Canadian field hockey player
- Keith Jones, a Canadian hockey player
- Lupita Jones, the first Mexican woman to win the Miss Universe title
- Smarty Jones, thoroughbred racehorse
- Cullen Jones, a professional swimmer
- Trevor Jones, a Canadian unicyclist
[edit] Sports Executives
- Whip Jones, Founder of Aspen Highlands
[edit] Fictional characters
- Jones, a cat in 1979 film Alien by Ridley Scott and its sequel Aliens
- Jones, a character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Mr. Jones, the overthrown farmer in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
- Mr. Jones, character in the Bob Dylan song "Ballad of a Thin Man"
- Mr. Jones (James Bond), character in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No
- Bridget Jones, fictional novel and movie character
- Bustopher Jones, character from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (musical)
- Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
- Cyrano Jones, a minor Star Trek character dealing in tribbles
- Desmond and Molly Jones, fictional characters from the Beatles song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
- Edwin Jones aka "Jones the Steam", train driver in Ivor The Engine
- Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in the BBC's Doctor Who
- Hestia Jones, a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter Series
- Ianto Jones & Eugene Jones in the BBC Three television series Torchwood.
- Indiana Jones, main character of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels
- Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
- Jimbo Jones, fictional bully from The Simpsons
- Junie B. Jones, the main character of the eponymous children's book seres by Barbara Park.
- Martha Jones, a companion in the sci-fi series Doctor Who.
- Sam Jones, a Doctor Who character from the Eighth Doctor Adventures.
- Samantha Jones, a character in the television series "Sex and the City"
[edit] See also
- Keeping up with the Joneses
- Alan Jones (disambiguation)
- Alfred Jones (disambiguation)
- Allan Jones (disambiguation)
- Allen Jones (disambiguation)
- Alex Jones (disambiguation)
- Arthur Jones (disambiguation)
- Bill Jones (disambiguation)
- Billy Jones (disambiguation)
- Bob Jones (disambiguation)
- Bobby Jones (disambiguation)
- Brian Jones (disambiguation)
- Bryn Jones (disambiguation)
- Charles Jones (disambiguation)
- Christopher Jones (disambiguation)
- Cliff Jones (disambiguation)
- Diana Jones (disambiguation)
- Daniel Jones (disambiguation)
- David Jones (disambiguation)
- Davy Jones (disambiguation)
- Dean Jones (disambiguation)
- Doug Jones (disambiguation)
- Edward Jones (disambiguation)
- George Jones (disambiguation)
- Henry Jones (disambiguation)
- Howard Jones (disambiguation)
- Jack Jones (disambiguation)
- Jeff Jones (disambiguation)
- Jeffrey Jones (disambiguation)
- Jenny Jones (disambiguation)
- James Jones (disambiguation)
- Jim Jones (disambiguation)
- Jimmy Jones (disambiguation)
- John Jones (disambiguation)
- Kevin Jones (disambiguation)
- Lewis Jones (disambiguation)
- Mick Jones (disambiguation)
- Michael Jones (disambiguation)
- Mr. Jones (disambiguation)
- Oliver Jones (disambiguation)
- Owen Jones (disambiguation)
- Paul Jones (disambiguation)
- Peter Jones (disambiguation)
- Robert Jones (disambiguation)
- Ron Jones (disambiguation)
- Rick Jones (disambiguation)
- Sam Jones (disambiguation)
- Samantha Jones (disambiguation)
- Simon Jones (disambiguation)
- Stephen Jones (disambiguation)
- Steve Jones (disambiguation)
- Ted Jones (disambiguation)
- Thomas Jones (disambiguation)
- Todd Jones (disambiguation)
- Tom Jones (disambiguation)
- Tony Jones (disambiguation)
- Trevor Jones (disambiguation)
- William Jones (disambiguation)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jones Family Name History
- ^ Welsh Facts and Fun
- ^ Welsh language, alphabet and pronunciation
- ^ Thomas, Peter Wynn (1996) Gramadeg y Gymraeg. Cardiff: University of Wales Press: 757
- ^ Surnames
- ^ England & Wales
- ^ Wales
- ^ 1881 census
- ^ Cruickshank, 'Liberated Africans,' p. 78
- ^ John Thornton, 'Central African Names and African-American Naming Patterns' - 'The William and Mary Quarterly', 3rd Series, 50, 4(October 1993): 728, 730, 733-739.
[edit] References
- Longley, Paul; Alex Singleton, Richard Webber and Daryl Lloyd. Jones: Frequency and Ethnicity. SPLINT Project, University College London. The National Trust. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 25 February 2008.