Jouy is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jouy
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning: It is in the Somme and the Sarthe that the name is the most common. It means one who is from Jouy behalf of several French towns (17 in all) and many hamlets. Meaning: the domain Gaudius, Latin name of man (with suffix -acum & GT; -y).

How popular is Jouy?

Jouy is common in France.

Jouy is ranked 223628 on our list.

Jouy is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1485 people have been found who wears Jouy as their family name. Jouy have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
135,535 Australia9
901,054 United States8
22,232 Morocco3
65,594 Belgium2
897,276 Russia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
81,201 Switzerland1
172,258 Germany1
169,904 Brazil1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
126,462 England22
80,054 Spain18
Countries with thousands of Jouy:
6,085 France1,408

Comments

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Renae Voorhies
Jouy is a rare surname, represents an original locality name especially frequent in the Paris region.

Jouy Namesakes

  • Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Politician
  • Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy, Dramatist
  • Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Politician
  • Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy, Dramatist
  • Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy, Dramatist
  • Pierre Louis Jouy, Politician
  • Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy, Dramatist

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