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Fones Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): variant of Fone usually with post-medieval excrescent -s from Middle English foun faun (Old French foun faon) ‘young animal cub’ especially ‘young fallow deer a fawn’. Possibly an Americanized form of German Fanz a nickname for a roguish or mischievous person from Middle High German vanz ‘joker rogue’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Cones, Jones, Dones, Mones, Bones, Jines, Doles, Ines, Somes, Copes

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Where is the Fones family from?

You can see how Fones families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fones family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fones families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 109 Fones families living in Staffordshire. This was about 37% of all the recorded Fones's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Fones families in 1891.
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What did your Fones ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Fones. 32% of Fones men worked as a Bricklayer and 76% of Fones women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fones were Iron Moulder and Shorthand Typist. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Bricklayer
    32%
  • General Labourer
    25%
  • Master Painter
    19%
  • Iron Moulder
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    76%
  • Domestic Servant
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    5%
  • Shorthand Typist
    3%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 951 immigration records available for the last name Fones. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Fones. For the veterans among your Fones ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fones lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fones life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Fones in 1944 was 26, and 75 in 2004.

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