Jones surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Jones surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,362,755 people carried this name — #5 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 198 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

712 people named Jones live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 165
Vaud 123
Geneva 63
Bern 52
Aargau 50
Basel-Stadt 33
Valais 26
Basel-Landschaft 26

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 641 people named Jones.

Most of them — 433 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 433
Pas-de-Calais 50
Paris 47
Nord 16
Eure 13
Yvelines 11
Seine-Maritime 9
Hauts-de-Seine 6
Seine-et-Marne 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

417 people named Jones have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 887 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.

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Where they live today

Lublin 88
Masovian 55
Pomeranian 45
Lesser Poland 35
Lower Silesian 33
Greater Poland 30
Silesian 28
Subcarpathian 22

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 307 people named Jones live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

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Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 86
Antwerp 85
Walloon Brabant 38
Flemish Brabant 30
East Flanders 26
Limburg 16
Hainaut 15
West Flanders 11

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Jones in American newspapers,
1876–1947.

Newspaper page from National Republican carrying the name Jones
National Republican 1876-05-10
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Jones
The Freeman 1895-08-31
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Jones
The Washington Times 1903-08-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,570,301 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Jones,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Inigo Jones
    Inigo Jones 1573–1652 · architect
  • John Paul Jones
    John Paul Jones 1747–1792 · captain
  • John Winston Jones
    John Winston Jones 1791–1848 · lawyer
  • Mary Harris Jones
    Mary Harris Jones 1830–1930 · writer
  • Amanda Jones
    Amanda Jones 1835–1914 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 87 lives in all are documented under this name.

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