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Jones or Joneses may refer to: People and fictional characters *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname *List of people with surname Jones, including fictional characters **Justice Jones (other) **Judge Jones (other) *Jones (singer), a British singer-songwriter *Jones of Faerdref Uchaf, a Welsh noble family *Generation Jones, the generation of people born between 1954 and 1965 *Jones (Animal Farm), Jones (''Animal Farm''), a human character in George Orwell's novel ''Animal Farm'' Places *Jones (Martian crater), an impact crater on Mars *Jones, Ontario, Canada *Jones, Isabela, Philippines *Banton, Romblon, Philippines (formerly as ''Jones'') United States *Jones, Alabama *Jones, Illinois *Jones, Kentucky *Jones, Michigan *Jones, Oklahoma *Jones, West Virginia *Jones Township (other) Arts and entertainment *Jones (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), "Jones" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of the TV series *"Jones", a song from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jones (surname)
Jones is a surname of English and Welsh origin derived from the personal name ''Jone'' (a variant of '' John'') and the genitive ending -''s''. It is particularly common in Wales, where it represents an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ''ap Siôn''. The surname is one of the most common in the United States, and is consistently ranked in the top ten. It also one of the three most common surnames in Wales. History The surname Jones first appears on record as a surname in England in 1273 with the name "Matilda Jones". Others put the first known record of the surname ''Jones'' as 1279, in Huntingdonshire, England. Around the time of the Laws in Wales Acts in the 16th century, the traditional Welsh system of patronymics was increasingly replaced by the English system of surnames, since English was the official state language and all official documents needed to be in English. This led to patronymics such as ''ap Dafydd'', ''ap Gwilym'', and ''ap Siôn'' being anglicized a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |