An English and Welsh surname meaning the son of John. From Hebrew it meant ‘Jehovah has favored.’ Jones is a popular surname among European Christians because of the many John given names in the Bible.

Another form of spelling is Johns and Johnson. The name Jones is found in United States, England and Wales. In the United States Jones is the fourth most common surname.

Famous: John Paul Jones (Naval Captain during American Revolutionary War), James Earl Jones (actor), Jennifer Jones (actress), Tom Jones (singer from Wales), Jones (professional boxer), Shirley Jones (actress), Tommy Lee Jones (actor), Jesse H. Jones (and publisher of the Houston Chronicle), Casey Jones (U.S. locomotive engineer), Ebenezer Jones (English poet), Terry Jones (professional football player) and Inigo Jones (English architect).