Find out how popular the last name Joinville is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Joinville.

Joinville, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Joinville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Joinville in America

Joinville is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Joinville surname appeared 126 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Joinville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Joinville to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Joinville

The surname Joinville originates from France, and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the town of Joinville in the Haute-Marne department of northeastern France. The name of this town is believed to be derived from the Latin words "juncta" (meaning junction) and "villa" (meaning village), referring to its location at the junction of two rivers.

Joinville is an old Norman French locative surname, meaning "one from Joinville". It is thought to have first emerged as a hereditary surname during the 12th or 13th century, when surnames became more widely adopted across Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the Testa de Nevill, a 13th-century English legal document that listed landowners and their holdings.

One of the most notable historical figures associated with the name Joinville was Jean de Joinville (c. 1224-1319), a French chronicler and biographer of King Louis IX of France. His work, "Life of Saint Louis," is considered one of the most valuable sources of information about King Louis IX and the Seventh Crusade. Another early bearer of the surname was Geoffrey de Joinville, who was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a landholder in Normandy.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Joinville was also sometimes spelled as Jonville, Joineville, or Joinvilla, reflecting the variations in spelling common at the time. In the 14th century, a branch of the Joinville family settled in England, where the name was anglicized to Jenville or Janville.

Other notable individuals with the surname Joinville include François-Ferdinand d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900), a French naval officer and son of King Louis-Philippe I of France. Pierre de Joinville (c. 1490-1546) was a French poet and humanist scholar who served as the tutor to King Henry II of France. Marie-Pauline de Joinville (1822-1905) was a French author and playwright who wrote under the pseudonym Marie-Pauline Poyet.

Throughout its history, the surname Joinville has maintained its connection to the town of Joinville in France, and has been borne by numerous individuals across various fields, including literature, military, and nobility.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Joinville

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Joinville.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Joinville was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Joinville has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Joinville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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