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Early Origins of the Joli family

The surname Joli was first found in Languedoc, where this impressive family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Joli family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joli research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1554, 1620, 1637, 1645, 1681, 1700, 1743, 1789 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Joli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Joli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Joly, Joli, Jolis, Jolly, Jolie, Jollie, Jolley, Joley, Jouly, Jouli, De Joly, De Joli, De Jolly, De Jolie, De Jollie, De Jolley, De Joley, De Jouley and many more.

Early Notables of the Joli family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Louis (Joliet) Jolliet (1645-1700), Canadian explorer born in Quebec, he discovered the Mississippi River in 1637 and traveled down the Mississippi to within 435 miles (700 km) of the Gulf of Mexico

Joli Ranking

In France, the name Joli is the 6,258th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Joli migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Joli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alejandro Joli, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1873 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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