Jones is the most common surname in Wales, where "son of" is denoted by the "s" ending.
See also JOHNSON
- William Jones - born about 1520 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouth, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales
- Hugh Jones - born abt. 1635 in England; settled in Salem, Massachusetts about 1650.
- James Earl Jones - American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor of stage and screen
- John Paul Jones - American Revolution Captain
- Mother Jones - Labor organizer Mary Harris
- George Jones - Country music legend
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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