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. In England, the name appears to have its densest roots in Bedfordshire and Gloucestershire as well as a few in the East End of London though migration has spread it across the country and the English-speaking world. There are two coats of arms associated with Janeses, one Gloucester-based and the other Kent-based. Janes is an uncommon given name.
Equivalents exist in other languages, most often in pronunciation rather than spelling:
- Eanes
- Ianes
- Iōannēs
- Janeš
Notable people with the surname Janes
- Alfred Janes, Welsh artist
- Clara Janés, Spanish poet, writer and translator
- Christine Janes, English tennis player
- Dominic Janes, American actor
- Gordon Janes accountant, business manager and politician in Newfoundland
- Henry Fisk Janes, American politician
- J. Robert Janes, Canadian author
- Lorenzo Janes, American lawyer, judge, businessman, and territorial legislator
- Martha Waldron Janes, American minister, suffragist, columnist
- Paul Janes, German footballer
- Phil Janes, science fiction comedy writer
- Richard Janes, English actor, film and theatre director
- Rodney B. Janes, New York state senator
