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

Joncas, 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 Joncas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Joncas in America

Joncas is the 51281st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Joncas surname appeared 406 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 Joncas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Joncas 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 Joncas

The surname Joncas originated in France, specifically in the northern region of Normandy. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century. The name is derived from the Old French term "jonchée," which means "rushes" or "reeds." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a marshy area or made a living from harvesting rushes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Joncas can be found in the cartulary of the Abbey of Cormeilles, dated around 1160. The document mentions a person named "Radulfus Joncas," indicating that the name was already in use at that time. Additionally, the name appears in several other medieval records from Normandy, such as the "Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen" (Book of the Burghers of Rouen) from the 13th century.

In the 17th century, during the early years of French colonization in North America, some Joncas families emigrated to New France (now Canada). One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname in the New World was Antoine Joncas, who was born in France around 1653 and settled in Quebec. He married Marie-Anne Guyon in 1685 and had several children, establishing a lineage of the Joncas family in Canada.

Another notable figure with the surname Joncas was Jean-Baptiste Joncas, a French-Canadian merchant and explorer who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was involved in the fur trade and is known for his travels and explorations in the Great Lakes region and the American Midwest.

In the 19th century, several Joncas individuals made significant contributions in various fields. For example, Louis-Zéphirin Joncas (1830-1903) was a prominent Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of Canada. Félix-Gabriel Joncas (1860-1929) was a Canadian writer and journalist who published several works on literature and history.

Other notable individuals with the surname Joncas include Alphonse Joncas (1870-1942), a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Canadian Parliament, and Lucien Joncas (1905-1979), a Canadian painter and sculptor known for his works in the modernist style.

While the surname Joncas has its roots in France, particularly in the Normandy region, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Canada, where it has a significant presence due to the early French settlers in the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Joncas

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

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 Joncas 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 Joncas 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 Joncas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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