Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
JOCELYN
There are approximately 138 people named Jocelyn in the UK. That makes it the 16,627th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2 are named Jocelyn.
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Related and similar surnames
JoscelynJoselyn
Joslen
Joslin
Joslyn
Josselyn
The Jocelyn surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
JOCELYN. Lord Rodeu's family are " of Norman origin, said to have come into England with William the Conqueror, and to have been seated at Sempringham, co. Lincoln, by the grant of that monarch." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.