Joice

Joice Meaning & Origin

About Joice
The surname Joice is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Joyce," which itself comes from the Old French name "Josse." The name is ultimately derived from the Latin name "Iudocus," meaning "lord" or "chief." The surname Joice is therefore a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Joyce or Joice.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
đŸ’Ŧ Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Joice is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Joice: 435
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 48,530
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Joice based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Joice is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JS
đŸ—Ŋ NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J020
đŸŽĩ Syllabic Pronunciation
JH OY1 S
🌐 IPA
/ʤɔÉĒs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JS', 'AS')
đŸˆ¯ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Joice in Braille

Here's how to represent Joice in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Joice in braille

How to sign the name Joice using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Joice using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Joice in sign language

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