The origin of the name Jones is English and the Coat of Arms contains A silver shield with through black cornish choughs. The Crest is Two battle axes in saltire proper.
Spelling variations include: John, Johns, Jon, Jone, Johnes, Johnys, Joan, Joanes, Jones and many more.
First found in Lincolnshire, borne by Alanus filius Jene in 1275.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Jone, who settled in Maryland in 1659; Anthony John, who came to Barbados in 1679; Edward John, who emigrated from Wales to Pennsylvania in 1682.
The origin of the name Jones is Welsh and the Coat of Arms contains Blue with a silver lion with blood dripping from a wound in its chest. The Crest is A lion rampant. The family motto is Heb dduw, heb ddim.
Spelling variations include: Jones, Jonas, Jone and others.
First found in Denbighshire, where the Jones family was seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alice Jones, who arrived in Boston in 1635; Charles Jones and Humphrey Jones, who both settled in Virginia in 1636; as did Anne Jones in 1648; Owen Jones, who immigrated to Maryland in 1665.
