Joliffe Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Suriname

Joliffe Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Scand.) Jolly, Merry [Middle English jolif: v. under Jolley] Jolif and glad they wente unto hir [their] reste.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 4264.

Joliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1101:245,41522,739
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales71:442,07621,198
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Joliffe (26) may also be a first name.

Joliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Scand.) Jolly, Merry [Middle English jolif: v. under Jolley] Jolif and glad they wente unto hir [their] reste.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 4264.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old English, jolif, French joli, which Cotgrave defines as "jollie, gay, trim, fine, gallant, neat, handsome, well-fashioned-also livelie, merrie, buxome, jocund."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), anciently Joli, Pretty, Pleasing. (variant: Hubsch.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

The well - known Petersfield family of Joliffe were lords of that manor from 1737 (W.), until the present century (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Joliffe Last Name Facts

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

Joliffe occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joliffe is the 1,163,787th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Joliffe reside; 54 percent reside in Australasia and 54 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Joliffe is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name globally, held by 26 people.

Joliffe is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 245,415. In Australia Joliffe is mostly found in: Queensland, where 65 percent reside, New South Wales, where 31 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Australia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Joliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Joliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Joliffe last name fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Joliffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $49,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jolliffe935,761/
Joliffee931/
Joliff92411/
Jolife923/
Jolliffie886/
Jolliffee886/
Jolliff863,014/
Jaliffe8635/
Jolaife8631/
Jollife8619/
Jolifer863/
Juliffe863/
Jolieff861/
Joloiff861/
Jolisfe861/
Soliffe860/
Jolif8368/
Jolliffi8013/
Julliffe806/
Jollieff802/
Jolllife801/
Jollisfe801/
Jolliffs801/
Jollifee801/
Joilliff801/
Jolleffe800/
Jolliffy800/
Jollifer800/
Jalife77810/
Jaliff77318/
Jollif779/
Jolafe770/
Joleff770/
Joleif770/
Jolaifa7158/
Holifed7132/
Jaliffa7130/
Djoleff7127/
Jollief7126/
Holifer7117/
Julifer7112/
Califfe717/
Haliffe711/
Jollifs711/
Jahlife711/
Jalifes711/
Soliffi711/
Jalifie711/
Jalliff710/
Jolleff710/
Couliff710/
Colifee710/
Cooliff710/
Jalif67416/
Solif6715/
Jolev6714/
Joliv674/
Joleb673/
Gioliffi672/
Jallifer671/
Hollifer671/
Jolettff671/
Jolef671/
Yolif671/

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