Janes is an English patronymic family name. Its root is believed to be from the possessive of the given name Jan (see Jayne ), John or Ian . There are two coats of arms associated with Janeses, one Gloucester-based and the other Kent-based.

Equivalents exist in other languages, most often in pronunciation rather than spelling:

• Eanes
• Ianes
• Iōannēs (Greek)
• Janeš (Czech)

Notable people with the surname Janes

• Alfred Janes (1911–1999), Welsh artist
• Clara Janés (born 1940), Spanish poet, writer and translator
• Christine Janes (née Truman, born 1941), English tennis player
• Dominic Janes (born 1994), American actor
• Gordon Janes (1918–1985) accountant, business manager and politician in Newfoundland
• Henry Fisk Janes (1792–1879), American politician
• Jimmy Janes (1947–2020), American comics artist and storyboard artist
• J. Robert Janes (born 1935), Canadian author
• Lorenzo Janes (1801–1873), American lawyer, judge, businessman, and territorial legislator
• Martha Waldron Janes (1832–?), American minister, suffragist, columnist
• Paul Janes (1912–1987), German footballer
• Phil Janes (born 1958), science fiction comedy writer
• Richard Janes (born 1978), English actor, film and theatre director
• Rodney B. Janes (1892–1973), New York state senator

See also

• Jänes
• Jaynes

Surname list

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