Surnames

UK surnames beginning with J

Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1	Jones	338,678	424,930
2	Johnson	100,458	154,078
3	Jackson	83,594	111,631
4	James	58,683	89,879
5	Jenkins	35,237	48,166
6	Johnston	24,321	38,147
7	Jordan	13,212	25,155
8	Jennings	15,142	20,729
9	John	10,815	19,683
10	Jarvis	13,425	19,626
11	Johnstone	13,626	17,820
12	Joyce	7,339	14,226
13	Joseph	2,424	12,846
14	Jamieson	8,343	12,616
15	Jacobs	7,152	10,995
16	Johns	7,655	10,472
17	Jeffery	6,476	9,490
18	Jack	6,384	7,986
19	Jenkinson	5,239	7,632
20	Jeffrey	5,525	7,528
21	Jefferies	3,300	5,296
22	Jolly	4,235	5,066
23	Jarrett	2,748	4,930
24	Jeffries	3,749	4,869
25	Jenner	3,556	4,767
26	Judge	3,235	4,685
27	Joshi	0	4,616
28	Johal	0	4,516
29	Jacques	2,537	4,510
30	Jefferson	3,243	4,509
31	Jardine	2,809	4,393
32	Judd	3,882	4,333
33	Joy	2,511	4,125
34	Jarman	2,858	4,100
35	Jay	2,609	4,075
36	Jacob	2,333	3,930
37	Jewell	3,139	3,910
38	Jameson	3,306	3,869
39	Javed	0	3,619
40	Jessop	3,551	3,550
41	Jukes	1,814	3,319
42	Jan	2	3,308
43	Jepson	2,929	3,158
44	Jackman	2,757	3,086
45	Jolley	1,575	2,762
46	Janes	1,922	2,761
47	Jeffs	2,347	2,742
48	Jervis	2,300	2,700
49	Jowett	3,260	2,604
50	Jagger	2,370	2,476
51	Jose	542	2,415
52	Jobson	1,757	2,216
53	Jain	3	2,191
54	Jensen	194	2,062
55	Jupp	1,670	2,044
56	Jeffreys	1,778	2,010
57	Jamil	0	1,976
58	Jama	0	1,904
59	Jobling	1,144	1,892
60	Jinks	1,255	1,880
61	Jenkin	2,365	1,761
62	Jewitt	1,004	1,726
63	Jaques	2,218	1,697
64	Jubb	1,501	1,638
65	Jasper	959	1,604
66	Jolliffe	1,340	1,594
67	Jane	854	1,572
68	Jago	1,137	1,555
69	Jabeen	0	1,542
70	Julian	1,088	1,506
71	Jeavons	780	1,474
72	Joslin	1,139	1,363
73	Justice	758	1,362
74	Jeffers	258	1,358
75	Jacklin	803	1,350
76	Jury	959	1,346
77	Jelley	780	1,339
78	Jethwa	0	1,316
79	Jakeman	828	1,302
80	Jarvie	796	1,274
81	Jenks	1,021	1,240
82	Jamal	1	1,239
83	Jonas	515	1,222
84	Joyner	691	1,222
85	Joiner	1,067	1,130
86	Jeans	1,024	1,090
87	Jacks	677	1,081
88	Jerome	536	1,069
89	Judson	1,373	1,048
90	Joynson	695	1,036
91	Javaid	0	1,021
92	Jessup	833	944
93	Joynes	521	912
94	Jabbar	0	909
95	Jacobson	443	900
96	Joel	672	899
97	Jesson	652	895
98	Jandu	0	889
99	Jeeves	559	883
100	Job	885	871