Jolliff Surname

146,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jolliff Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Scand.) Jolly, Merry [Middle English jolif: v. under Jolley] See Joliffe.

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Jolliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8031:129,31113,646
England1721:323,94224,037
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

Jolliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Scand.) Jolly, Merry [Middle English jolif: v. under Jolley] See Joliffe.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

From the French 'joli', which originally meant 'jolly', like the word in English. The arrival of the name 'Jolliff' in Britain can be traced to a man who crossed the channel with William the Conqueror, who was awarded land in Cornwall for his aid.

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Jolliff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jolliff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jolliff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,983rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,417,898 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Jolliff reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Jolliff is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,803 people, or 1 in 129,311. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Jolliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jolliff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jolliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jolliff surname are 23.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.15% registered with the political party.

Jolliff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jolliffe935,761/
Jollieff932/
Jolliffs931/
Joilliff931/
Joliff92411/
Jollif929/
Joliffe86205/
Jollief8626/
Jollife8619/
Julliff862/
Jolieff861/
Jollifs861/
Joloiff861/
Jolleff860/
Holliff860/
Jalliff860/
Joeliff860/
Jolif8368/
Julliffe806/
Jolllife801/
Jollisfe801/
Jolleffe800/
Juliff77346/
Jaliff77318/
Hollif779/
Holiff778/
Jolife773/
Collif772/
Joleff770/
Joleif770/
Jollef770/
Jaliffe7135/
Jolaife7131/
Djoleff7127/
Houllif714/
Juliffe713/
Jolisfe711/
Salliff711/
Jolliph710/
Cooliff710/
Couliff710/
Calliff710/
Julieff710/
Jalif67416/
Julif6722/
Solif6715/
Holif679/
Houlieff675/
Joliv674/
Yolif671/
Jolettff671/
Jolef671/

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