The Janes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,659 people carried this name — #4,632 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,489 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Janes.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Janes have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Janes live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27 people named Janes live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Janes in American newspapers,
1905–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,580,353 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Janes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edmund Storer Janes 1807–1876 · pastor -
Leroy Lansing Janes 1838–1909 · missionary -
Walter Janes 1778–1827
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Nathan Janes 1781–1869
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Henry Fisk Janes 1792–1879 · lawyer
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Eliza Janes 1796–1883
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Janes.
- Jamroz 433 · U.S. census
- Jamrozik 113 · U.S. census
- Jan 2,046 · U.S. census
- Janas 919 · U.S. census
- Janczak 685 · U.S. census
- Janer 203 · U.S. census
- Janet 437 · U.S. census
- Janey 666 · U.S. census
- Janiak 781 · U.S. census
- Janicki 1,940 · U.S. census
- Janiec 305 · U.S. census
- Janik 3,265 · U.S. census
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