Jones
Meaning
surname meaning 'son of John', 'God is gracious'
Jones around the world
One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language
The constellation
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jones peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
13,213 people · the #1,400 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 15,385 · median age 37
Among people named Jones living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 90 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jones
Most people given the name Jones in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jones deep dive
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