Abbreviations on censuses?

Question:Is a possible abbreviation on a census for James, Jas?
In the same way that Thomas=>Thos and John=>Jn. ..

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Is a possible abbreviation on a census for James, Jas?
In the same way that Thomas=>Thos and John=>Jn. ..

In my experience, yes.

Yes that is exactly the way they are abbreviated.

Yes, I've seen these several times. Thomas has always been abbreviated as Thos, and Jn could be John or Jonathan.