Jolicoeur Surname

53,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Jolicoeur Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) for the French Jolicœur = Gay-Heart, Jolly-Soul [French joli, jolly, gay; from Old Norse iól, yule + French cœur, Latin cor, heart, soul] For the vowel-change compare Jessop and Jeffrey.

Jolicœur is now somewhat rare in France.

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Jolicoeur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,3291:8,5111,265
United States1,8221:198,93519,581
Haiti1,6531:6,463764
Mauritius1,3481:96098
France1361:488,40268,701
Seychelles1061:872216
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Jolicoeur (820) may also be a first name.

Jolicoeur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) for the French Jolicœur = Gay-Heart, Jolly-Soul [French joli, jolly, gay; from Old Norse iól, yule + French cœur, Latin cor, heart, soul] For the vowel-change compare Jessop and Jeffrey.

Jolicœur is now somewhat rare in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The Jolicoeur surname is French and is derived from the words: joli, meaning 'joyful' or 'cheerful' and coeur,meaning 'heart'.

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Jolicoeur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jolicoeur occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jolicoeur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,321st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 760,784 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Jolicoeur reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Jolicoeur is also the 285,396th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 820 people.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 4,329 people, or 1 in 8,511. In Canada Jolicoeur is mostly found in: Quebec, where 73 percent reside, Ontario, where 15 percent reside and Manitoba, where 5 percent reside. Other than Canada it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Haiti, where 17 percent reside.

Jolicoeur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jolicoeur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,748 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jolicoeur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jolicoeur surname are 9.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jolicoeur earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $44,346 CAD per year.

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