Hones

Hones Meaning & Origin

About Hones
The surname Hones is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Hann", a short form of "Johannes", which is the Latin form of the name John. The name John itself is derived from the Hebrew name "Yochanan", meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Therefore, the surname Hones can be interpreted to mean "son of Hann" or "descendant of John".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hones is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hones: 226
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 83,226
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hones based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hones is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH OW1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/hoʊnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hones in Braille

Here's how to represent Hones in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hones in braille

How to sign the name Hones using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hones using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hones in sign language

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