This article is about the surname Janes. For other uses of Janes or Jane's, see
Janes (disambiguation). For the Estonian surname, see
Jänes.
Janes is an
Englishpatronymicfamily name. Its root is believed to be from the possessive of the
given nameJan (see Jayne), John or Ian. In England, the name appears to have its densest roots in
Bedfordshire and
Gloucestershire as well as a few in the East End of
London though migration has spread it across the country and the English-speaking world. There are two coats of arms associated with Janeses, one Gloucester-based and the other Kent-based. Janes is an uncommon given name.
Janes
Origin
Region of origin
English language
Other names
See also
given names "Jane", "Jan"
Equivalents exist in other languages, most often in pronunciation rather than spelling:
This page lists people with the
surnameJanes. If an
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