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The Jaynes surname is a patronymic name created from the personal name Jan, which was a Middle English variant of the name John, or as "son of Jan." 1

Early Origins of the Jaynes family

The surname Jaynes was first found in Cornwall, where a record in the Ministers' Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall shows a Simon Ianes in 1297. A John Janne was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Cornwall in 1327, and a William Jan was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in that same year. 2

Kirby's Quest listed Robert Janes and William Janes, both in Somerset temp. 1 Edward III. 3

Jane or Johanna (d. 1445), Queen of Scotland, "was the daughter of John Beaufort, earl of Somerset. Her mother was Margaret, daughter of Thomas Holland, second earl of Kent, and niece of Richard II, who became after her first husband's death Duchess of Clarence. James I, King of Scotland, when a prisoner at Windsor, saw her walking in the garden of the castle, fell in love at first sight, and wrote the story of his love in the 'Kingis Quair.' The marriage, which suited the English rulers, and was made one of the conditions of his release, took place at St. Mary Overy Church in Southwark on 12 Feb. 1424. " 4

Early History of the Jaynes family

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Jaynes Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Jaynes include Janes, Jans, J'Anes, Jeanne, Jeynes, Jayne, Jane and many more.

Early Notables of the Jaynes family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Thomas Jane (Jan) (died 1500), English clergyman, Archdeacon of Essex (1480), Bishop of Norwich (1499-1500.) He was born at Milton Abbas, Dorsetshire, and educated at Winchester School, where he became a scholar in 1449. 4Joseph Jane (fl. 1600-1660), controversialist, was sprung of an old family which had long been influential in Liskeard, Cornwall. His father was mayor there in 1621, and in 1625 Jane represented the borough in parliament. In 1625 he was himself mayor of Liskeard, and...
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Jaynes Ranking

In the United States, the name Jaynes is the 4,092^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 5

Jaynes migration to the United States +

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Jayness to arrive on North American shores:

Jaynes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Capt. Jaynes, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
Miss May Jaynes, aged 22, who settled in America, in 1893
Mrs. Marie Jaynes, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893

Jaynes Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Walter Jaynes, aged 16, who landed in America from Nottingham, in 1900
Edwin J. Jaynes, who landed in America, in 1903
Charles A. Jaynes, aged 60, who landed in America, in 1911
Dexter Jaynes, aged 20, who immigrated to America, in 1911
Matilda H. Jaynes, aged 58, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
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Jaynes migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jaynes Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Henry T. Jaynes, aged 63, who immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1908
William Jaynes, aged 41, who settled in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, in 1921

Jaynes migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Jaynes Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Louisa Jaynes, (b. 1847), aged 21, British nurse travelling from London aboard the ship "Light Brigade" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 26th August 1868 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Jaynes (post 1700) +

James T. Jaynes, American seaman, U.S. Navy equipment operator at Byrd Station in 1966, eponym of Jaynes Islands, in the Amundsen Sea off Antarctica
Lee Oval Jaynes Jr. (b. 1940), American former football coach and college athletics administrator
David Duane Jaynes (b. 1952), American former NFL football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1974
Betty Jaynes (b. 1921), stage name of Jayne Schultz, an American B-movie actress in the late 1930s to mid-1940s
Roderick Jaynes, American pseudonym used by the Coen brothers, American multi-award winning film directors, screenwriters, producers, and editors
Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922-1998), American physicist and theorist of probability, known for his work on MaxEnt interpretation, Bayesian theory and the Jaynes-Cummings model (JCM)
Julian Jaynes (1920-1997), American psychologist, best known for his book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)
Betty Faith Jaynes (1945-2014), American basketball coach
Major-General Lawrence Carmel Jaynes (1891-1977), American Special Assistant to Chief of Staff US Army (1950-1953) 8
Dwight Jaynes, American sports journalist
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Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, March 30) Lawrence Jaynes. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Jaynes/Lawrence_Carmel/USA.html