Joce Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Joce Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goce'; v. Joyce. A well-known West-country surname, but formerly generally familiar as a personal name.
Geoffrey Jose, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas Jose, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameJoce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Joce (2,131) may also be a first name.
Joce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Goce'; v. Joyce. A well-known West-country surname, but formerly generally familiar as a personal name.
Geoffrey Jose, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas Jose, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Philip Joce, Norfolk, temp. Edward II: History of Norfolk.
William Joce, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Joce, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Joceo de Bayouse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John Joce Norfolk, 50 Edward III: History of Norfolk.
Thomas Jose. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1752. Married — Thomas Joce and Sarah Massa: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
V. Joyce.
A Cornish form of Joseph.
Joce Demographics
Average Joce Salary in
England
£26,029
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Joce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joce Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joce occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joce? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 887,624th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Joce live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 162,779th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 2,131 people.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England Joce is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 36 percent live, Somerset, where 12 percent live and Cornwall, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and Wales, where 7 percent live.
Joce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Joce has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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