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![Show Contents]() Joye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Joye familyThe surname Joye was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Joye familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joye research. Another 183 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1424, 1483, 1561, 1562, 1567, 1585, 1587, 1608, 1614, 1615, 1656, 1668, 1804, 1811, 1815 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Joye History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Joye Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lajoie, Lajoix, Lajoye, Joie, Joix, Joye, Joyeux, Lejoyeux, Joyant, Joyet, Joyaut, Joyal, Joyeuse, Joibert and many more. Early Notables of the Joye familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - Gilles Joye (c. 1424-1483), a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
- Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse (1585-1656), the daughter of Henri de Joyeuse and Catherine de Nogaret
- Jacques Joyeux, a major in the empire of Napoleon, who entered into the nobility on January 4, 1811
Joye RankingIn France, the name Joye is the 6,199th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
 Joye migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Joye Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Joye, who arrived in Virginia in 1619 2
- Margaret Joye, who arrived in Maryland in 1649 2
Joye Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter S Joye, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1830 2
- Peter Joye, who arrived in Charleston in 1830
- F S Joye, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1838 2
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- Dan Joye (b. 1985), Venezuelan-born, American luger who has competed at two Winter Olympics
- Prudent Joye (1913-1980), French gold medalist track and field athlete at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
- Gilles Joye (1424-1425), Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
- Col Joye AM (b. 1936), stage name Colin Frederick Jacobsen, an Australian popular entertainer and entrepreneur
- Joye Hummel (1924-2021), birth name of Joye Murchison Kelly, an American ghost-writer for a number of "Wonder Woman" stories between 1944 and 1947
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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