McBride - Bumpus Genealogy

  Anatomy  of  the  " J " Surnames

Origin - Meanings of Surnames beginning with " J "

                                          J O H N S

 
(Origin Hebrew) Gracious; God's grace.

                                      J O H N S O N
 
The son of John.  Son of John.

                                           J O N E S
 
(Origin Hebrew) The same as John or Johns, and signifies gracious.

                                             J U D D
 
(Origin Hebrew)  From Juda, praise, confession, and signifies the confessor of God.  Jode or Jood, in the Dutch, means Israelite, a jew; Jute, a native of Jutland.