The jones Surname
jones Name Meaning and History
English and Welsh: patronymic from the Middle English personal name
Jon(e) (see John). The surname is especially common in
Wales and southern central England. In North America this name has
absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other
languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| JONES John Owen 1883-1966 |
 t42RoseHill
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| Reverend Middleton Jones |
LSCOWS
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| Vunivesta Jones |
| 4 |
| JONES Rayble E and Eva M |
t42RoseHill
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| Jones in PA, DE, OH, MD | Ken Jones | 16 |
| Alfred,Huldah Jones from Ar or Tn (Barnes,griffin) |
jeevjones1
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| Jacob Jones/South Jersey | Lynda Jones-Ribardo | 2 |
| JONES Howard 1923 2004 husband father and friend |
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| Jones Book | Missy | 69 |
| Jesse Owen Jones son of George W. Jones |
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