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

Jouett, 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 Jouett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jouett in America

Jouett is the 48901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jouett surname appeared 431 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 Jouett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jouett 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 Jouett

The surname JOUETT has its origins in France, likely emerging in the early medieval period around the 11th or 12th century. It is believed to derive from the Old French word "jouet," meaning a toy or plaything, which may have been an occupational name for a toy maker or a nickname for someone with a playful or joyful demeanor.

The earliest recorded instances of the JOUETT surname can be traced back to the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. Historical records from this area, such as parish records and tax rolls, show variations in spelling, including Jouet, Jouett, and Jouette.

One of the earliest known references to the JOUETT name is found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Évroult, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 12th century, which mentions a certain "Robertus Jouet" residing in the village of Orbec in Normandy.

During the Middle Ages, the name JOUETT remained predominantly concentrated in northern France, particularly in the provinces of Normandy, Brittany, and Picardy. Notable individuals bearing this surname from this period include Jean Jouett, a merchant from Rouen who is mentioned in records from the 14th century, and Guillaume Jouett, a landowner from the village of Ploërmel in Brittany, whose name appears in a 15th-century feudal register.

As the centuries progressed, the JOUETT name gradually spread to other regions of France, and some members of the family may have migrated to neighboring countries or even further afield. One notable example is Jacques Jouett, a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution in the late 16th century and settled in the Netherlands, where he and his descendants played a role in the development of the Dutch textile industry.

Another prominent figure was Pierre Jouett, a French painter and engraver born in Paris in 1676. Jouett's works were highly regarded during his lifetime, and some of his paintings and engravings can still be found in museums and private collections today.

In the 19th century, a branch of the JOUETT family established itself in the United States, with one of the earliest recorded instances being that of Matthew Harris Jouett, a renowned portrait artist born in Virginia in 1788. Jouett's paintings captured the likenesses of many prominent figures of his time, including several U.S. presidents.

Other notable individuals with the JOUETT surname throughout history include Jean-Baptiste Jouett, a French composer and organist active in the 18th century; Marie-Louise Jouett, a 19th-century French novelist and poet; and Charles Jouett, a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jouett

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

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

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