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Early Origins of the Joyal family

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

Early History of the Joyal family

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

Joyal 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 Joyal family

Notable 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...
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Joyal Ranking

In the United States, the name Joyal is the 13,252nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Joyal is ranked the 646th most popular surname. 2

Migration of the Joyal family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Margaret Joye, who settled in Maryland in 1649; Pierre de Joybert (1641-1678), who arrived in Quebec in 1644; and who was named administrator of Acadia in 1677.


Contemporary Notables of the name Joyal (post 1700) +

  • Dave Joyal (b. 1983), American drummer for post-hardcore band Silent Drive
  • J. W. S. Joyal, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 18th District, 1913-14 3
  • André Joyal, Canadian mathematician, a professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal, and a recipient of the Prix Archambault of the French-Canadian Association for the Advancement of Sciences
  • Serge Joyal (b. 1945), Canadian Senator
  • Glenn Joyal, Canadian Manitoba judge
  • Edward Joyal (b. 1940), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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