Jez

Jez Meaning & Origin

About Jez
The surname Jez is of Slovenian origin and is derived from the personal name Jernej, which is the Slovenian form of the name Bartholomew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jernej. The name Jernej itself is derived from the Greek name Bartholomaios, meaning "son of Talmai" or "son of the furrowed one." The surname Jez is relatively common in Slovenia and is often found among Slovenian communities around the world.

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📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jez: 388
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 53316
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jez 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 Jez is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JS
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 Z
🌐 IPA
/jez*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JS', 'AS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jez in Braille

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

The name Jez in braille

How to sign the name Jez using Sign Language

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

The name Jez in sign language

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