as a Last Name
- 1,293,731
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Jones
Meaning & Origins
English and Welsh: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
| 5th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Millions
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,293,731
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Jones per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Jones!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
