# Johns

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #9,059

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A township in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, named for the many early settlers named John.
4. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
5. A former community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Johns Valley, Oklahoma.

## Etymology
Variant of John with genitival or excrescent -s or a variant of Jones.

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jon)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-join)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jong)
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joys)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joss)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joni)
- **Jones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jones)
- **joint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joint)
- **jokes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jokes)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joins)
- **Jonas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jonas)
- **Johor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-johor)
- **joints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-joints)
- **johnson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-johnson)
- **Joh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joh-vs-johns)
- **john** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/john-vs-johns)
- **jobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jobs-vs-johns)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joan-vs-johns)
- **jeans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeans-vs-johns)
- **Joe's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-s-vs-johns)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jhons`, `jjohns`, `johhns`, `johnns`, `johnss`, `johsn`, `jonhs`, `ojhns`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/johns