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Where Does The Last Name Joyce Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Joyce (Hindi: जोयेस, Marathi: जोयेस) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Joycé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joyce? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Joyce is the 5,841^st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 75,403 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Joyce live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Joyce is also the 244^th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 2,333,927 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 47,501 people, or 1 in 7,631. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 145 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Joyce Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Joyce has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 107 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 511 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joyce Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Joyce surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Evangelical (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Joyce surname are 4.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Joyce earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning 419,391 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.81% more than the national average, earning R 356,016 per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,037 CAD per year.