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JOYCE

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There are approximately 21,598 people named Joyce in the UK. That makes it the 465th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 342 are named Joyce.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Joyce surname in historical dictionaries

JOYCE. O. Fr. joijeux, cheerful, hilarious ; answering to Gay, Merry, Lively, &c.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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