Sones Family History

Sones Surname Meaning

English (Suffolk): perhaps an altered form of Soames; see Somes. Variant of Soane with post-medieval excrescent -s (see Son). The -o- in Middle English and early modern English son(e) is a conventional spelling of /u/ before an n.

This /u/ became /ʌ/ in Standard English hence the current pronunciation of Son. If /u/ was lengthened it became /o:/ in Middle English and then /u:/ in modern English hence the occasional spelling Soon.

In some speakers' dialects, however, it seems that Middle English /u/ may have been lowered to /ɔ/ and lengthened to /ɔ:/ becoming modern English /əu/ represented in the spelling Soane.

At any rate, Soon and Soane (also Sone) appear together in the same counties and are presumably alternative pronunciations of the same name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Sone, Jones, Stones, Bones, Lones, Fones, Somes, Sons, Monks, Soles

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You can see how Sones families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sones family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sones families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 33 Sones families living in Ontario. This was about 38% of all the recorded Sones's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Sones families in 1911.

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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Sones.

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Sones life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Sones in 1957 was 47, and 72 in 2004.

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Sones Surname Meaning

In some speakers' dialects, however, it seems that Middle English /u/ may have been lowered to /ɔ/ and lengthened to /ɔ:/ becoming modern English /əu/ represented in the spelling Soane.

At any rate, Soon and Soane (also Sone) appear together in the same counties and are presumably alternative pronunciations of the same name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Sones family from?

What did your Sones ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Sones.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

60%

Labourer

20%

Florist

20%

What Sones family records will you find?

What is the average Sones lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Sones life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Sones in 1957 was 47, and 72 in 2004.

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