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Jones
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'''Jones''' is a popular
family name that comes from the term 'Son of John' but can also be attributed to the name 'Jonah' – a name of
Icelandic origins suggesting a
Viking connection. It has further been suggested it derives from Germanic settlers in the
United Kingdom with the name ''Johannes''. It is also the most common last name in
Wales,
United Kingdom, and is the fourth-most common last name in the
United States according to the
U.S. Census.
Family Name
Names with disambiguation pages:
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Daniel Jones
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David Jones
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Dean Jones
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Ed Jones
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Howard Jones
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James Jones
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Jenny Jones
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John Jones
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Kevin Jones (disambiguation) Kevin Jones
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Lewis Jones
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Michael Jones
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Mick Jones
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Peter Jones (disambiguation) Peter Jones
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Rick Jones
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Steve Jones
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Tom Jones
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William Jones
Other famous Joneses include:
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Anson Jones - Last president of the Republic of Texas
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Casey Jones - Semi-legendary US locomotive engineer - "Mounted to the cabin and took his farewell trip to the Promised Land"
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Chuck Jones - cartoonist
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Cliff Jones - British computer scientist
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Owen Glynne Jones - pioneering British rock climber and mountaineer
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Griff Rhys Jones - British comedian
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H. Jones - British officer
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Keith Jones -
Canada Canadian hockey player
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Kenny Jones -
United Kingdom British musician
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Jeffrey Max Jones -
Mexican politics politician
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Kenwyne Jones - Trinidad and Tobago footballer
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Lupita Jones - Mexican
Miss Universe
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Morgan Jones - (1839-1926), businessman and railroad builder, chief construction engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad in the building of the first transcontinental railroad in U.S., Texas and Pacific Railway, Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
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Norah Jones - American musician
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Rebecca Jones - Mexican actress
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Reginald Victor Jones R.V. Jones - English scientist
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Rickie Lee Jones - American musician
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Rob Jones - English footballer
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Tommy Lee Jones - American actor
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Vinnie Jones - Welsh footballer and actor
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W. W. Jones - (1858-1942) South Texas Rancher
See also:
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Indiana Jones – the
fictional
Film movie character
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Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones – the fictional novel and movie character
Place names and locations
Place names and locations with disambiguation pages:
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United States
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Jones, Oklahoma
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Fort Jones, California
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Jones Township, Pennsylvania
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Jones Creek, Texas
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Jones County, Georgia
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Jones County, Iowa
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Jones County, Mississippi
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Jones County, North Carolina
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Jones County, South Dakota
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Jones County, Texas
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Philippines
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Jones, Isabela
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Bob Jones University in
Greenville, South Carolina,
United States
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Jones Beach
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Jones Point Lighthouse on the
Potomac River in
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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St. Jones River in
Delaware, USA
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Jonestown (disambiguation) Jonestown
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Jonesville
Other uses of "Jones"
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The Ballad of Halo Jones – a
comic strip
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Black Belt Jones – a
blaxploitation kung-fu movie
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Dow Jones & Company – a
publisher
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Dow Jones Industrial Average – a
stock market index
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Generation Jones – a
generation
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Jesus Jones – a
Britain British rock and roll rock group
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Jones calculus – in
optics
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Jones Day – a
law firm
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Jones Fracture – Fracture of the fifth
metatarsal of the foot.
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Jones Soda – an American beverage company based in
Washington.
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Mr. Jones – a song by the band
Counting Crows
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Mr. Jones (film) Mr. Jones – a movie starring
Richard Gere
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Peace Jones – an American
rock group
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Sugar Jones – a
Canada Canadian pop group created on
Popstars
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