Last name: JOY
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Last name frequency
JOY : This last name is indexed 88,499 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
JOY : English: from Joie a French female personal name or occasionally from its male equivalent given especially since the Reformation as an omen or well-wishing name. In some cases the name may also be a nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition from Middle English joie ‘joy’.
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- Spain (216)
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- Belgium (116)
- Switzerland (97)
- Austria (75)
- Netherlands (64)
- Italy (63)
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(9,181) - Other
(750) - Obituaries
(686) - Magazines
(314) - Cemeteries
(59) - Memorials
(33) - Coats of Arms
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