Surnames Starting with J: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
35 family names beginning with J. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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JabłońskiPoland
From Jabłonna, place of apple trees
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JacksonEngland
Son of Jack (John)
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JacobsEngland
Son of Jacob
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JägerGermany
Hunter
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JahnGermany
From Johann (John)
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JakobGermany
From Jakob (Jacob)
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JakubowskiPoland
"from Jakubów"
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JamesEngland & Wales
Son of James (from Jacob)
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JamisonScotland
Son of Jamie (James)
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JankowskiPoland
From Janków, place of Janek (John)
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JansenGermany
Son of Jan (John)
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JanssenGermany
"son of Jan"
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JaroszPoland
From the name Jarosław
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JarvisEngland
From Gervase
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JasińskiPoland
From Jasień or Jasin
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JaworskiPoland
From Jaworów, sycamore place
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JędrzejczakPoland
"son of Jędrzej"
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JeffriesEngland
Son of Jeffrey
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JenkinsWales
Son of Jenkin (little John)
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JenningsEngland
Son of Jenin, little John
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JewellEngland
From Judicaël
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JiménezSpain
Son of Jimeno
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JohnsonEngland & Scotland
Son of John
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JohnstonScotland
From John's settlement (Johnstone)
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JolyFrance
Merry, cheerful
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JonesWales
Son of John (Welsh)
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JordanEngland
From the river Jordan (a baptismal name)
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JorgensenDenmark
Son of Jørgen (George)
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JostGermany
From the name Jodocus
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JoyceIreland
From the Breton personal name Iodoc
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JoynerEngland
Joiner, woodworker
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JóźwiakPoland
"son of Józef"
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JulienFrance
From Julianus, of the Julius family
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JungGermany
Young
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JusticeEngland
Judge
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- Italian329 surnames
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- Spanish242 surnames
- Polish216 surnames
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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.