Ionn Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Ionn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John.' I presume this is so, but have no proof to offer.

Richard Ion, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1752. Married — William Ion and Elizabeth Wilson: Reg.

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Ionn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Ionn (13) may also be a first name.

Ionn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John.' I presume this is so, but have no proof to offer.

Richard Ion, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1752. Married — William Ion and Elizabeth Wilson: Reg. St. Mary, Ulverston.

1780. — John Ion and Elizabeth Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 apparently the Greek Iōn [Greek ’Ιων: Greek ίον, the violet (whence Latin ion, a violet, a violet-coloured precious stone), has a short o; but in the deriv. ίωνιά, a violet- bed, the ö is long] 2 perh. confused with the Gaelic Ian = John, q.v.; or for John itself (cp. Wy- cliffe’s ‘James and Joon’).

Richard Ion—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ionn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ionn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ionn occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ionn? popularity and diffusion

Ionn is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Ionn is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Ionn are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Ionn is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 50 percent live, Queensland, where 44 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Barring Australia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Ionn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ionn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ionn surname fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ioann8927/
I'Onn8916/
Ionne897/
Eionn895/
Ihonn890/
Ion8660,853/
Inn86418/
Ioahnn804/
Iongne801/
Yionne801/
Ijoonn801/
Jijonn801/
Hionne801/
Ginn7514,372/
Ioan758,134/
Iong752,855/
Gion752,108/
Ihon751,303/
Inne751,123/
Hinn75804/
Hion75362/
Jonn75354/
Jinn75224/
Yonn75213/
Ione75202/
Ijon75191/
Jion75123/
Aion75121/
Ienn7590/
Iann7578/
Yinn7575/
Yion7568/
Oinn7566/
Iohn7553/
Ainn7538/
Ioon7510/
Uinn7510/
Eion759/
Inng755/
Oion754/
Ijnn753/
Uion752/
Ionh752/
Ojnn752/
Iond751/
Eonn751/
Ieon751/
Einn751/
Oynn751/
Iomn751/
Iosn751/
Innn751/
I'On750/
Innd750/
Ionnova7310/
Hiohann732/
In6779,933/
Hiong678,360/
Jijon675,741/
Eihon672,324/
Jinne671,671/
Gihon67823/
Ianne67801/
Ihong67642/
Ijong67414/
Hijon67332/
Yiong67305/
Johnn67247/
Hinne67243/
Aijon67235/
Jiong67175/
Agion67158/
Giann67139/
Heinn67119/
Iosin67118/
Jihon67117/
Iohon67117/
Jiohn67106/
Hihon6787/
Ihoon6787/
Jonne6779/
Huion6777/
Aiyon6760/
Iannì6753/
Jiann6751/
Yonne6739/
Ingne6736/
Iongh6735/
Yoann6734/
Ajion6723/
Yione6721/
Iahnn6719/
Jione6719/
Einne6717/
Haion6717/
Jhonn6714/
Hainn6714/
Ayonn6713/
Ojion6713/
Hienn6712/
Ionck6712/
Ioina6710/
Ainne6710/
Heion679/
Eonne678/
Hinnd677/
Iocin677/
Yinne677/
Yonng676/
Ayion676/
Oinne676/
Goinn675/
Yoonn675/
Hione675/
Oyion675/
Gainn674/
Uyion674/
Ioynh674/
Ajonn674/
Ihone674/
Ihond674/
Iosen673/
Egion673/
Øiann673/
Iongg673/
Goynn672/
Yioon672/
Innhe672/
Hiond672/
Yiann672/
Ainnd671/
Joynn671/
Innhs671/
Iotin671/
Ioyna671/
Hoion671/
Yinnh671/
Yiuon671/
Huinn671/
Hinnh671/
Yohnn671/
Ijoon671/
Ijone671/
Iosng671/
Ijion671/
Ihann671/
Yihon671/
Giuon671/
Aihon671/
Oihon671/
Eyion671/
Ogion671/
Uinng671/
Uinnq671/
Ainng671/
Eiion671/
Ji'on671/
Gionh671/
Itnnc671/
Itnne671/
Iohnk671/
Ionhp671/
Hioan671/
Hinng671/
Ohynn670/
Yonnt670/
Hinnt670/
Jonng670/
Gioin670/
Yonnd670/

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