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Early Origins of the Joyeux family

The surname Joyeux was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Joyeux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joyeux 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 Joyeux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Joyeux Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Joyeux family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Jacques Joyeux, a major in the empire of Napoleon, who entered into the nobility on January 4, 1811

Joyeux Ranking

In France, the name Joyeux is the 1,207th most popular surname with an estimated 4,613 people with that name. 1


United States Joyeux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Joyeux Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • James Joyeux, who landed in Virginia in 1719 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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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