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The surname Lajoye was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lajoye 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 Lajoye History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lajoie, Lajoix, Lajoye, Joie, Joix, Joye, Joyeux, Lejoyeux, Joyant, Joyet, Joyaut, Joyal, Joyeuse, Joibert and many more.
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...
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lajoye Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Lajoye is the 6,778th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
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.