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Jones
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jones
English
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Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒəʊnz/ UK
en /d͡ʒoʊnz/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Jones.wav US
en jones
en əʊnz 1
Etymology 1
en :af John -s<id:patronymic>
Genitive of en John.
Proper noun
~ * + Jonesses
en Q59853 en English and Welsh patronymics derived from the given name John.
en Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review 1886 It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally. Miss M. A. R. Tucker St. David's
en 1935 w:Dorothy L. Sayers Gaudy Night If you had done anything drastic you would have told me so in your letter. You would have said, ‘Dear Peter, I have a case to submit to you; but before doing so I think it only right to inform you that I am engaged to Mr. Jones of Jesus.’[…]”Good God!” said Wimsey, turning to Harriet. “Is this by any chance Mr. Jones of Jesus?””Who are you calling a bloody Welshman?” snarled the young man, much exasperated. “My name’s Pomfret.”
en Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/asia/laos-detains-hostel-staff-methanol-poisoning-intl-hnk/index.html 2024-11-27 The bodies of 19-year-old best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were returned to Australia on Tuesday night. https://web.archive.org/web/20241219084805/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/asia/laos-detains-hostel-staff-methanol-poisoning-intl-hnk/index.html
A placename
en locality in Kenora District, north-west p/Ontario c/Canada.
en municipality in the province of p/Isabela c/Philippines.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Autauga County s/Alabama.
en ucomm co/Coles County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Perry County s/Kentucky.
en ucomm co/Cass County s/Michigan.
en town co/Oklahoma County s/Oklahoma.
en ucomm co/Barbour County s/West Virginia.
en Two <<townships>>, in <<co/Elk County>>, <<s/Pennsylvania>> and <<co/Beltrami County>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, listed under Jones Township.
en Jones County.
Derived terms
en Davy Jones Davy Jones's locker Free State of Jones Jonesboro Jonesborough Jones Bridge Jones County Jones diagram Joneser Jonesian Jones Island Jones plug Jonesport Jones reductor Jonestown Jonesville Jonesy keep up with the Joneses Mrs. Jones
Related terms
en Johan Johns
Translations
Q59853 transliterations of the English name "Jones"
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 瓊斯 Qióngsī
Greek: el Τζόουνς
Māori: mi Teone
Russian: ru Джонс m f
surnames derived from the equivalents of "John"
Finnish: fi Jussila, fi Jussilainen, fi Juhola
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Jones is the 5th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,425,470 individuals. Jones is most common among White (55.2%) and Black/African American (38.5%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Jone
See also
en jones
Anagrams
en ejnos Jeons
Cebuano
Pronunciation
dyowns
Etymology 1
ceb :bor en:Jones + 1
Proper noun
dyowns
ceb English
Etymology 2
After William Atkinson Jones William Atkinson Jones.
Proper noun
dyowns
tl mun p/Isabela c/Philippines
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Jones
fr en Jones.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fr English
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Jones ++ +
The municipality is tl William Atkinson Jones American lawyer = 1.
Pronunciation
Jowns Jones
Proper noun
jowns
tl English
tl mun p/Isabela c/Philippines