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The baby name Jones is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒoʊnz/ (US), /dʒəʊnz/ (UK).

Jones is English, Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English, Welsh
Pronunciation: /dʒoʊnz/ (US), /dʒəʊnz/ (UK)

What is the meaning of the name Jones ?

The baby name Jones is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒoʊnz/ (US), /dʒəʊnz/ (UK).

Jones is English, Welsh in Origin.

Jones is a transferred surname used as a given name, rooted in medieval Welsh and English patronymics. It derives from John plus the possessive -s, literally "John's," hence "son of John." John ultimately comes from Hebrew Yochanan, "Yahweh is gracious." The form spread as Welsh ap John and English genitives solidified into fixed surnames in the late Middle Ages, making Jones one of the most common family names in Wales and the wider English-speaking world.

As a first name, Jones appears from the 19th century onward, fitting the modern trend of streamlined, brisk surname-forename choices. It is predominantly masculine but can be unisex, especially in middle-name slots. Variants and related forms include Johns, Johnson, and the nickname Jonesy; cognates from John are Siôn, Ieuan, Ioan (Welsh), Sean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Jan, Johan/Johannes, Giovanni, Juan, João, Jean, and Hans. Meaning: "son of John" / "God is gracious."

Jones has the following similar or variant Names

Jones – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #13 3 572
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
BW 0 #19 1 960
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
JM 0 #89 5 3,714
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
BW Boys 0 #129 21 4,685
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
GH Boys 0 #165 248 8,138
Sweden Boys 2022 #172 11 1,509
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
NA Boys 0 #193 43 6,830
MO Boys 0 #201 23 5,842
TW Boys 0 #211 31 7,111
AO Boys 0 #213 30 5,568
GH 0 #215 29 5,396
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
NG 0 #240 25 5,926
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
JM Boys 0 #261 12 6,876
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
JM Girls 0 #274 5 7,507
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
CN Boys 0 #283 37 9,639
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
DK Boys 0 #303 23 7,401
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
GH Girls 0 #305 20 6,973
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
HK 0 #317 32 8,483
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
BR 0 #329 17 5,969
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
CN Girls 0 #335 15 8,829
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
France Boys 1991 #346 3 1,788
PH Boys 0 #354 30 11,440
PT Boys 0 #357 11 7,951
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
HK Boys 0 #363 172 12,905
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
BR Boys 0 #373 521 12,213
PH Girls 0 #381 10 13,098
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
ZA 0 #404 44 14,421
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #415 13 2,041
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
Austria Boys 0 #430 13 2,180
SD Boys 0 #434 12 10,523
CM Boys 0 #468 83 12,054
PA Boys 0 #468 14 9,305
NG Boys 0 #475 717 16,906
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
RU Boys 0 #487 19 12,621
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
LY 0 #517 19 12,703
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
BH 0 #540 14 17,937
ZA Boys 0 #546 905 25,619
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
IR Boys 0 #559 7 10,162
HK Girls 0 #582 34 16,104
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
United States Boys 2024 #616 284 7,044
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
CL Boys 0 #623 43 13,390
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
NG Girls 0 #646 142 15,093
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #653 15 13,071
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #654 44 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #673 10 3,552
QA Boys 0 #679 29 18,093
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
KW Boys 0 #739 31 18,755
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
PE Boys 0 #840 39 14,506
OM Boys 0 #842 40 17,948
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
Germany Boys 0 #865 88 5,697
EG Boys 0 #869 18 15,035
NL Boys 0 #879 73 5,873
CO Boys 0 #888 33 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #888 43 5,610
United States Girls 2024 #893 24 8,487
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
BR Girls 0 #931 11 12,708
MY Boys 0 #955 157 25,439
IN Boys 0 #968 34 16,750
MX Boys 0 #971 12 16,355
MY Girls 0 #985 10 24,821
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,030 63 22,615
MA 0 #1,038 91 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,099 43 25,928
DZ 0 #1,118 59 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,341 131 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,426 21 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,468 147 28,008

Jones is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
France
AE
AF

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People also ask about Jones

Jones is predominantly a boy's name.
Jones is a one syllable name, pronounced /dʒoʊnz/ (US), /dʒəʊnz/ (UK).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Johns, Johnson, Jon and Jonz (informal).
Across languages, Jones has these equivalents: Johnson (English), Johansson (Swedish), Jansen / Janssen (Dutch), Juárez (Spanish), Ivanov (Russian), and 2 more.
Yes — Jones ranked #172 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Jones ranks highest in Sweden (#172 in 2022).
Jones's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #780 in 2014 to #616 in 2024 in United States.