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Joel Family Crest
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Where did the English Joel family come from? What is the English Joel family crest and coat of arms? When did the Joel family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Joel family history?

The history of the Joel name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name Joel. The surname Joel referred to the son of Joel which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time.

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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Joel family name include Jewell, Jewall, Jule, Joel, Jouel and others.

First found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joel research. Another 277 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1522, 1559, 1560, and 1571 are included under the topic Early Joel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Joel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Joel surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Joel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Benjamin Joel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1785

Joel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Joel, who arrived in Arkansas in 1877
  • Moses Joel, who landed in Arkansas in 1887
  • Jake Joel, who landed in Arkansas in 1892

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  • William Martin "Billy" Joel (b. 1949), famous American singer and songwriter, six-time Grammy Award winner, reportedly the sixth best selling artist in the United States
  • Sergeant First Class Lawrence Joel (1928-1984), United States military veteran, recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Joel Joel (1836-1893), founder of the Joel family of England who made a fortune in diamonds in South Africa
  • Alexander Joel (b. 1971), English born, German pianist and conductor
  • Karl Amson Joel (1889-1982), German-Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer


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  10. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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