Joell Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Joell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Joel' or 'Johel,' a fairly favourite name in the 13th and 14th centuries; v. Jewell.

Joel de Stok, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III. Joelus de Bosco, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Joell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Bermuda801:816135
England301:1,857,26974,552
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Joell (2,251) may also be a first name.

Joell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Joel' or 'Johel,' a fairly favourite name in the 13th and 14th centuries; v. Jewell.

Joel de Stok, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III. Joelus de Bosco, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William Joel, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Joel le Warrener. Rolls of Parliament.

Johel Thenkersman, Close Rolls, 1 Edward II.

Joel de Bukyngton, Close Rolls, 15 Richard II.

1723. Married — John Joel and Elizabeth Hippeth: St. Mary Aldermary.

1789. — William Gibb and Mary Joel: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the OF. personal name Johel, well evidenced in ME. records. William and Alexander, sons of Joel (Johel, Juhel, or Yuel), were burgesses of Perth in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 52, 58, 62). compare Yell.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Hebrew) Jehovah (is) God [Hebrew Yóél-the contraction form of Y·hóváh + El, God]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name, common among the Jews.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Joell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Joell occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 821,713th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Joell live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Joell is also the 157,434th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 2,251 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States Joell is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent live, Georgia, where 15 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Bermuda, where 24 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Joell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joell last name grew 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Joell last name are 12.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Joell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $49,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joelle91677/
Jowell91565/
Joyell9115/
Joel89161,330/
Joll89883/
Joyelle833/
Joycell832/
Joielle831/
Jojjell831/
Jhoelle831/
Hjowell830/
Jowel804,813/
Joyel801,146/
Joele80797/
Juell80617/
Soell80447/
Yoell80174/
Joehl80126/
Johel80103/
Jouel8037/
Zoell8021/
Joiel8015/
Jholl8014/
Jeall809/
Ojoel804/
Joeyl804/
Jaell803/
Jjoel803/
Jojel802/
Jhoel802/
Jeell801/
Joelp801/
Jooel801/
Joelh801/
Jioel801/
Joesl801/
Ejell800/
Joill800/
Jol755,757/
Yowell733,620/
Youell731,248/
Joutel73336/
Zoelle73205/
Joesel7380/
Yeoell7376/
Joille7333/
Joyall7330/
Jusell7327/
Hujoel7326/
Jeuell7324/
Joisel7317/
Jowele7317/
Joesil7316/
Jooele7316/
Jutell7315/
Jägell7313/
Sohell7310/
Joehle738/
Jaelle737/
Johill735/
Joulle735/
Jawell734/
Johäll734/
Juoele734/
Scoell732/
Joitel732/
Joyeel732/
Joèlle732/
Jaouel732/
Jhuell731/
Jauell731/
Eowell731/
Ioelle731/
Johiel731/
Joêlle731/
Joucel731/
Jowiel731/
Tjoele731/
Joeyal731/
Cooell730/
Iowell730/
Cohell730/
Hajoel730/
Johhel730/
Juel6714,545/
Joil672,874/
Yoel672,699/
Jael671,747/
Jeal671,654/
Jull671,059/
Soel67745/
Jall67433/
Joessel67257/
Jouille67197/
Jeel67144/
Ajol67137/
Jhol67131/
Joul67123/
Joaille67112/
Jool67110/
Zoel6785/
Jahouel6783/
Ojol6756/
Ejol6754/
Jeil6748/
Jöll6738/
Eoll6731/
Joyl6728/
Ioel6726/
Ijol6719/
Ejel6719/
Jäll6719/
Joyalle6711/
Joél6710/
Joèl678/
Jussell677/
Ujol675/
Jeul673/
Joelová673/
Joêl673/
Jahjell672/
Youelle672/
Joechel672/
Jsoyall671/
Coiyell671/
Ujjeill671/
Jahwell671/
Jiowele671/
Jóel671/
Júll671/
Jeyl671/
Jeielle671/
Jejl671/
Johjlll671/
Hyowell670/
Joettel670/
Jolh670/

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