Jones - Meaning of Jones

What does Jones mean?

[ 1 syll. jo-nes, jon-es ] The baby girl name Jones is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced as JHowN-Z †. Jones is of English origin. The meaning of Jones is 'from the family of John'. Forms of Jones include the names Jonesea, Jonesee, Jonesey, Jonesi, Jonesie, and Jonesy.

Jones is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Jones has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Jones include James, Janese, Janneke, Jas, Jinxx, Jong, Jung, Jynice, Jynx, Genes, Genjee, Gines, Jameica, Jamese, Jamis, Jamise, Jancis, Janece, Janess, and Janic.

† English pronunciation for Jones: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"