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Joyce

in Massachusetts

There are 2,374 people with the last name "Joyce" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Joyce 225
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  1. is 221st most common Morse
  2. is 222nd most common Carey
  3. is 223rd most common Gomez
  4. is 224th most common Wheeler
  5. is 225th most common Joyce
  6. is 226th most common Boucher
  7. is 227th most common Carr
  8. is 228th most common Flaherty
  9. is 229th most common George

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jock, Jzyk, Joice, Jayco, Joski, Jayko, Joycelyn, Joecks, Josko, Jaykka

Most Common First Names for Joyce

John, Michael, Thomas, William, James, Paul, Richard, Robert, Kevin, Mary

Meaning & History

English and Irish: from the Breton personal name Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh ‘lord’, introduced by the Normans in the form Josse. Iodoc was the name of a Breton prince and saint, the brother of Iudicael (see Jewell), whose fame helped to spread the name through France and western Europe and, after the Norman Conquest, England as well. The name was occasionally borne also by women in the Middle Ages, but was predominantly a male name, by contrast with the present usage.

FOREBEARS The name Joyce was introduced to Ireland in the 12th century by Normans from Wales. A certain Thomas de Joise married the daughter of the prince of Thomond. It has been Gaelicized as Seoighe and is found mainly in Connemara.

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