Jobson - Juxton

Jobson -

St. John  or Singen. See under St.

Johnson - Irish / Mac Shane (Descended from a son of Shane / Sean / John) Often used to anglicize Mac Shane. Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept / Family branch descended from *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland in the 4th Century AD who had their territory in Co. Armagh and Co. Tyrone in the Ulster Province. Used also synonymously with Johnston. See also Mac Keown and Mac Keon.

Ancestors: Shane O Niall, 107.Flaherty / Flaithbertach Ua Niaill the 40/42nd King of Ailech, 106.Murtough / Muirchertach, *105.Donnell / Domhnall Ua Niaill the 173rd King of Tara / Ireland, 104. Murtaugh / Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks the 33rd King of Ailech, *103. Niall Glun Dubh the 29/30th King of Ailech and 170th King of Tara / Ireland (O Neills of Ulster), *102.Aed Findliath the 25th King of Ailech and 168th King of Tara / Ireland, *101.Niall Caille the 23rd King of Ailech and 166th King of Tara / Ireland, *100.Aed Oirdnide the 21st King of Ailech and 164th King of Tara / Ireland, *99.Niall Frossach the 21st King of Ailech and 162nd King of Tara / Ireland, *98.Fergal the 17th King of Ailech and 156th King of Tara / Ireland, 97.Mael Duin the 10th King of Ailech, 96.Mael Fithrich the 8th King of Ailech, *95. Aed Uardidnach the 8th King of Ailech and 143rd King of Tara / Ireland, *94.Donnell / Domhnall Ilchegach the 4th King of Ailech and 134th King of Tara / Ireland, *93.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 3rd King of Ailech and 131st King of Tara / Ireland, 92.Muiredach the 2nd King of Ailech,91.Eogan the 1st King of Ailech (Cenel nEogain), *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Niaill).

Johnson. Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muintir Anghaile Sept / Family branch of the O Farrells / O Ferralls / Ui Fearghail, who had their territory in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. Especially see Mac Shane.

Johnston. Scottish origins. From John’s Tower (Descended from John)  A Norman Land Lord who arrived in the time of the Stuart English King, James 1st into Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of the Ulster Province.

Johnson. Scottish origins. Especially in the Ulster Province. Less numerous then Johnston, which is a British toponymic, but it is used synonymously with Johnson.

Johnston. Also see Johnson.

Johnston or Johnstone. See also Johnson and Mac Keon.

Jolley or Joly / Joliffe / festive.  French origins in Ireland since the 16^th Century AD.

Jones or Joanes. Welsh origins. (Descended from John’s son) (ioan). They are in all Counties. Gaelicized as Mac Seoin.

Mac Jordan. Gaelicized as Mac Siurtain / Shiurdain. (Descended from a son of Jordan) Adopted by the Anglo - Norman de Exeter family, which see, who held territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province after the Anglo - Norman Invasion in the 12th Century AD Mac Jordan’s Country. Now in all Counties. They were also especially in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province.

Jowers -

Joy. French origins arrived into Ireland early. Also used in the Connacht Province as a variant for Joyce, which see.

Joy. French origins in Co. Kerry and Co Waterford in the Munster Province.

Joyce / Jorz / Seoigh / iodoc / iud (lord or chief). Breton Norman Welsh origins descended from Thomas de Joise a Welsh Norman who arrived in Ireland in the 13th Century AD and married a daughter of one of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Princes based in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. They settled on the border of Co. Mayo and Co. Galway in Western Connacht in the region now known as Joyce’s Country under the auspices of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola O Flahertys. They had their castle at Renvyle, belonging also to the O Flahertys at one time and became "More Irish then the Irish." Like so many others the family survived until the 17th Century AD under the English ethnic and religious oppression. They were originally one of the 14 foreign tribes of Galway and were known to be of big stature. Some members of the family also used the name Cunnagher / Conchobhair / Conor ? (Descended from a son of Conor) as a synonym in Co. Mayo.

Joynt / le Joint (the slim or graceful). French Huguenot origins originally in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province and Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

Judge. See Breheny.

Juxton -

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