| Jones Family Name |
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| Meaning | Derived from "Son of John" |
| Region of origin | England, Wales |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Jones |
Jones is a popular family name that comes from the term son of John, but can also be attributed to the name Jonah. The Jones surname was first documented in England, and is also commonly found in Wales due to the anglicisation of the patronymic naming convention, e.g., Gwilym ap Sion (Welsh for "William son of John") to Gwilym Jones. According to the National Trust surname profiler Ref Jones is the second most frequent surname in the UK. There were 391909 Joneses on the UK electoral register in 1998. This represents a rate of 10521 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 6548 per million; Canada, 3882 per million; USA, 8334 per million; and New Zealand, 5499 per million. This name is much rarer in the Irish Republic with a rate of 144 per million.
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Jones may refer to:
Architecture
- Inigo Jones (1573-1652), English architect
Arts and entertainment
Acting
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, a Welsh actress
- Chloe Jones, porn actress
- Grace Jones, a singer and actress
- Griff Rhys Jones, a Welsh comedian
- James Earl Jones, an American actor
- Renée Jones, an actress
- Tommy Lee Jones, an American actor
Animation
- Chuck Jones, cartoonist
Music
- Danny Jones, member of British band McFly
- Darryl Jones, a jazz bassist
- Desmond and Molly Jones, fictional characters from the Beatles song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
- Donell Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter-producer
- Elvin Jones, Drummer for John Coltrane
- Howard Jones, English singer/songwriter
- Jesus Jones, an English rock and roll group
- Jill Jones, American singer
- Jim Jones, American rapper
- Mike Jones,American rapper
- Kelly Jones, vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
- Kenny 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
- Norah Jones, an American musician
- Quincy Jones, American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
- Rickie Lee Jones, an American musician
- Rod Jones (musician), British guitarist in and founding member of Indie band Idlewild
- Sugar Jones, a Canadian pop group created on Popstars
- Spike Jones, American musician
- Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Tom Jones, a welsh singer
- Aled Jones, a welsh singer, who started out as a choirboy and is now a popular baritone.
Radio
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
- Aled Haydn Jones, Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
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
Fictional characters
- Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
- Cyrano Jones, a minor Star Trek character dealing in tribbles
- Rebecca Jones, a character in the book "Klingon for Life: Practical Uses of Star Trek Lingo for Each Day of the Week"
- Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in the BBC's Doctor Who
- Ianto Jones, fictional receptionist worker in BBC 3's Torchwood
- Indiana Jones, main character of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels
- Martha Jones, One of the Doctor's companions in the BBC's Doctor Who
- Mr. Jones (James Bond), character in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No
- Bustopher Jones, character from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (musical)
Business
- Duncan Jones, American advertising executive, son of the musician David Bowie
Education
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–1970), a British classical scholar
- Owen Glynne Jones, a pioneering British rock climber and mountaineer
History
- Casey Jones, famous U.S. locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
Law and politics
Law
- Edith Jones, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit.
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
United Kingdom politics
- Ernest Charles Jones (1819-68), British orator, poet, and politician
Other politics
- H. James Jones, Canadian politician
Literature
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
Fictional characters
- Bridget Jones, fictional novel and movie character
- Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
- Jimbo Jones, fictional bully from The Simpsons
- Martha Jones, the tenth Doctors latest fictional companion
- Mr. Jones, character in the Bob Dylan song "Ballad of a Thin Man"
- Hestia Jones, a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter Series
Military
- EH Jones, British Prisoner of War
- H. Jones (1940–1982), posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Hilary P. Jones (1863-1938), American naval officer
- Jacob Jones (1768-1850), American naval officer
- Reginald Victor Jones, head of British Scientific Intelligence during World War II
Mathematics and science
Mathematics
- Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones , a New Zealand mathematician,
Astronomy
- Albert F. A. L. Jones, a New Zealand astronomer
Archeology
- Vendyl Jones, an American scholar
Religion
- Esther Jones, English missionary to India
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh Protestant preacher and author
Sports
American football
- Rod Jones (football player), American football cornerback in the National Football League
- Rod Jones (offensive lineman), American football player in the National Football League
Baseball
- Andruw Jones, center fielder for the Atlanta Braves
- Chipper Jones, third baseman for the Atlanta Braves
- Gordon Jones (baseball), former Major League pitcher
- Jacque Jones, right fielder for the Chicago Cubs
Boxing
- Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion
- Reggie Jones (born 1951), American boxer
Cricket
- Ernie Jones, Former Australian bowler
- Geraint Jones, English current player
- Simon Jones, English current player
Football (soccer)
- Cobi Jones, American footballer
- Dave Jones, English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C.
- Joey Jones, Welsh footballer
- Owain Tudor Jones, Welsh Footballer with Swansea City
- Kenwyne Jones, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Miguel Jones, Spanish footballer
- Ritchie Jones, English footballer
- Rob Jones, English footballer
- T. G. Jones, English footballer
- Vinnie Jones, Welsh footballer and actor
- Ian Jones, Welsh footballer from small valley called Blaengarw, formerly of Carne Rovers and Keppoch Krusaders (AKA Ianto)
Rugby League
- Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player
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
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 race horse
- Cullen Jones, a professional swimmer
- Trevor Jones, a Canadian unicyclist
Sports Executives
- Whip Jones, Founder of Aspen Highlands
See also
- Keeping up with the Joneses
- Adam Jones (disambiguation)
- 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)
- John Paul 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)
- Terry Jones (disambiguation)
- Thomas Jones (disambiguation)
- Todd Jones (disambiguation)
- Tom Jones (disambiguation)
- Tony Jones (disambiguation)
- Trevor Jones (disambiguation)
- William Jones (disambiguation)
