Janes


Janes is an English patronymic family name. Its root is believed to be from the possessive of the given name Jan, John or Ian. There are two coats of arms associated with Janeses, one Gloucester-based and the other Kent-based.
Equivalents exist in other languages, most often in pronunciation rather than spelling:
  • Eanes
  • Ianes
  • Iōannēs
  • Janeš

Notable people with the surname Janes