The Jaynes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,741 people carried this name — #5,989 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,667 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jaynes surname

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jaynes» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Jan’.

An early record he cites: Robert Janes, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Jane, Jayne, Janes, Janson, Jannings, Jankin, Jaine, Jaynes, Jans and Janse.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 426 · public domain.

In print

Jaynes in American newspapers,
1893–1921.

Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Jaynes
Bill Barlow's Budget 1893-10-04
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Jaynes
The Barre Daily Times 1921-03-17
Newspaper page from The Bennington Evening Banner carrying the name Jaynes
The Bennington Evening Banner 1920-11-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 109,845 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jaynes in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

665 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jaynes. The most, 136, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 10.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 397
Victoria 143
Queensland 54
New South Wales 40
Western Australia 22
South Australia 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jaynes.

Who carried it

People named Jaynes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julian Clifford Jaynes
    Julian Clifford Jaynes 1854–1922 · writer
  • William Penn Jaynes 1846–1931
  • Julian Jaynes 1920–1997 · psychologist
  • Betty Jaynes 1921–2018 · actor
  • Betty Jaynes 1945–2014 · head coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jaynes,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States365 records

365 records of the Jaynes name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 212
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John G. Jaynes

    Born 1915 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Knoxville; mechanic from Greene County. Veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward R. Jaynes

    Born 1930; from Gibson County, Indiana. U.S. Army, pioneer; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph F. Jaynes

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1957, died 1999; buried at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Helena, Montana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 365 records for Jaynes in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia56 records

56 records of the Jaynes name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 37
  • Tasmanian Names Index 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Jaynes

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Indefatigable, arriving 1815.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jessie Jaynes

    Arrived in Queensland in 1909 aboard the Pericles, aged 49.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edna Doris Jaynes

    Of Benalla, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Jaynes in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada36 records

36 records of the Jaynes name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 26
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frances Jaynes

    Buried in 1914 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charlotte Jaynes

    Died 1924 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Earl Jaynes

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 36 records for Jaynes in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Jaynes name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Jaynes

    Buried in 1800 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 44.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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