Joye Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Joye is a branch of the Joy name tree. The name is usually explained as “Joy, cheerful”. Joye adds “e” to Joy, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Joye ranked 20,818 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,268 people answering to the name. French civil records give 1,121 births under the name Joye from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1971–1980. Births ran at 75 in 1891–1900 and 89 in 1991–2000.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Joy surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Joye report, with a museum-style coat of arms.