Last Name JONES

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Meaning	The son of John or Johan, or Jone, as at first written and pronounced, bith masculine and feminine. In the 13th and 14th centuries Johan stood for both Johanes and Johanna. This being awkward, the masculine took the form of John (Jon), the feminine of Joan (Jone). But is it quite clear that for a time the sound Jone represented both. Joneson has become absorbed by Johnson. Indeea, Joynson is the only variant that remains. The same as John or Johns, and signifies gracious. The son of John or Johan, or Jone, as at first written and pronounced, both masculine and feminine. In the 13th and 14th centuries Johan stood for both Johannes and Johanna. The masculine took the form of John(Jon), the feminine of Joan(Jone). But it is quite clear from evidence that for a time the sound of Jone represented both.

Origin	English, Hebrew, Jewish, Norwegian, Polish, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Creole, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	5 (2000 US census)	4 (1990 US census)

Count	1,362,755 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

57.69%, or 786173 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
37.73%, or 514167 total occurrences, as black,
0.35%, or 4770 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.94%, or 12810 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.85%, or 25211 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.44%, or 19624 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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