Surnames Starting with J: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
62 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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JacobiGermany
Son of Jacob
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JacobsEngland
Son of Jacob
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JacquesFrance
James / Jacob
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JacquetFrance
Little Jacques
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JägerGermany
Hunter
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JagielskiPoland
From Jagiełło / Jagielno
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JahnGermany
From Johann (John)
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JaimesSpain
Son of Jaime
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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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JanikPoland
Little John
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JankowiakPoland
Son of Janek
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JankowskiPoland
From Janków, place of Janek (John)
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JanowskiPoland
From Janów / of Jan
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JansenGermany
Son of Jan (John)
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JanssenGermany
"son of Jan"
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JaramilloSpain
Place of rockrose
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JardimPortugal
Garden
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JardineScotland
Garden
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JaroszPoland
From the name Jarosław
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JaroszewskiPoland
From Jaroszewo
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JarvisEngland
From Gervase
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JasińskiPoland
From Jasień or Jasin
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JastrzębskiPoland
Of the hawk place
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JáureguiSpain
Palace / manor
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JaworskiPoland
From Jaworów, sycamore place
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JeanFrance
God is gracious
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JędrzejczakPoland
"son of Jędrzej"
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JedynakPoland
Only son
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JeffersonEngland
Son of Jeffrey
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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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JensenDenmark
Son of Jens
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JerniganEngland
Jernegan / Gernagon
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JewellEngland
From Judicaël
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JeżPoland
Hedgehog
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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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JoinerEngland
Carpenter / joiner
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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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JuárezSpain
Son of Suero
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JuddEngland
From Jordan
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JudgeIreland
Judge
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JulianoItaly
Julian
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JulienFrance
From Julianus, of the Julius family
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JungGermany
Young
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JungmannGermany
Young man
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JunqueiraPortugal
Reed bed
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JusticeEngland
Judge
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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.