From this blog, folks viewing each State [by numbers] seeking the surname JONES are presented. Conceptually, this would indicate an interest in these geographic areas as it pertains to early JONES families. Maryland heads the list [ 296 page views] followed by Virginia [283 page views]. My home state Kentucky is third at 250 page views. Here are the numbers as of July, 2017. The top 15 are shown. Barbados is included as it beats many of the states that are not listed.
MD = 296
VA = 283
KY = 250
SC = 220
GA = 213
TN = 199
NJ = 199
DE = 189
MA = 181
RI = 175
ME = 172
NH = 165
NC = 159
MS = 151
Barbados = 161
Interest in the JONES surname by the numbers it is.