Show ContentsJolie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Jolie family

The surname Jolie was first found in Languedoc, where this impressive family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Jolie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jolie research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1554, 1620, 1637, 1645, 1681, 1700, 1743, 1789 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jolie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jolie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Joly, Joli, Jolis, Jolly, Jolie, Jollie, Jolley, Joley, Jouly, Jouli, De Joly, De Joli, De Jolly, De Jolie, De Jollie, De Jolley, De Joley, De Jouley and many more.

Early Notables of the Jolie family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Louis (Joliet) Jolliet (1645-1700), Canadian explorer born in Quebec, he discovered the Mississippi River in 1637 and traveled down the Mississippi to within 435 miles (700 km) of the Gulf of Mexico

Migration of the Jolie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Joly settled in Philadelphia in 1878; Jacques Joly settled in Philadelphia in 1803; Vincent Joly, aged 28; settled in New York in 1882; John Jolly settled in Virginia in 1636.


Contemporary Notables of the name Jolie (post 1700) +

  • Jolie L Justus (b. 1971), American lawyer and politician from Missouri, Member of the Missouri Senate (2007-)
  • Jolie Christine Rickman (1970-2005), American feminist, humanitarian, singer-songwriter and social activist
  • Jolie Justus, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2008 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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