Jones name meaning
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What does Jones mean?
Of Hebrew origin, Admired and Enduring Jones is used prevalently in Old DanishSwedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, English and Tamil used for both genders, Jones means "Thanks to God". Jones is variant form of illustrous and biblical John.
John is diminutive of Johannes. John is equivalent of Johannes in German and English languages. John's meaning is Yahweh is Gracious and Gift of God has its origin in Hebrew. Jones is equivalent of Jonis in Danish language.
How do I pronounce Jones?
You can pronounce the two syllabled name Jones as j(o)-nes.
Variants of Jones
Jonesey, John, Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Johannes, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Jonis, Jænis, Jeanne, Johanna, Ivan, Hanan, Hanko, Janek, Janica, Johansinnguaq, Jean, Daejohn, Jackye, Iacobus, Iacomus, Iakobos, Yaakov, Jacky, Yaniz, Aharon, Aaron, Johnpaul
How popular is the name Jones?
Jones is a common name in United States given to over 3660 babies in 139 years. Presently peaking at the charts, it ranked 520th when 160 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
Jones is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales still in use today. It had a short run of 4 years on France boy names chart. But Jones is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 20000 have the name as well as in, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya and Angola.
As per our estimate, over 90000 people has been named Jones globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 960 | 233 | 10256 | 9 |
| 2022 | 946 | 239 | 9632 | 10 |
| 2021 | 911 | 249 | 6919 | 16 |
| 2020 | 943 | 232 | 7525 | 14 |
| 2019 | 1130 | 171 | 9710 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1179 | 161 | 12438 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1274 | 142 | 9928 | 10 |
| 2016 | 1491 | 114 | 16194 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1530 | 107 | 12992 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1455 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
Jones in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 31 | 105 | 9 | 16 |
 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
What numerology tells about Jones?
You have a strong attitude but in order to be happy, you have to be open to new things. Be careful not to drain yourself. You know what they say, life happens while you are too busy making plans. You want to be surrounded by great minds that talk about ideas, achievements and changing the world. You want to be an example of how everyone should live their life. You like disconnecting from the world and reconnecting with your soul.
Other names similar to Jones
- Shaniya - Famous girl name Shaniya has origin in Ojibway and Native, Shaniya means "I Am on My Way or To Be Whetted" is used dominantly in English and Gujarati
- Athya - Meaning of Athya is Kind is used as a baby girl name is particulary used in Arabic and Tamil
- Segar - The boy name Segar is used in Tamil and English, rooted from English, Segar means "Sea Warrior or Sea Fighter"
- Shujana principally is used in Arabic and Tamil, meaning of Shujana is "Brave or Strong" is given to girls
- Abeera - Unfamiliar and Modernistic Abeera is used in Tamil and Arabic is a baby girl name, Abeera means "Strong, The Mixture of the Smell of the Petals of Rose or Sundal or Brave"
Famous people named Jones
- Jones Orin York, was recruited in California by Soviet spy Stanislau Shumovskij approximately
- Jones Quain, Irish anatomist, born at Mallow
- Jones P. Madeira, journalist from Trinidad and Tobago
- Jones Very, American poet, essayist, clergyman
- Jones Kusi-Asare, former Swedish-Ghanaian footballer
- Jones Publishing, located in Iola
- Jones Xu is notable for his acting in movie Bounty Hunters
- Jones Smallwood portrayed main role of Saunders in 1999 horror flick Carmilla.
Lists having Jones
- Boys names beginning with J
- Girls names beginning with J
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- Swedish Baby Names
- Indian Baby Names
- Boy names that starts with Jon
- Baby Names that mean God
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Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/