How rare is the last name Joy?

13,910 people in the United States have the last name Joy, about 1 in 21,488. It ranks #2,532 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JOY

#2,532

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,910
About
1 in 21,488
This common or more
50.6%
Who bears it

Of the 13,910 people with the last name Joy, 72.9% reported their origin as White, 10.9% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 8.3% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Joy

#2,530 Lorenz · 13,913#2,531 Coles · 13,912#2,533 Zelaya · 13,901#2,534 Coughlin · 13,898

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Joy, most common first.

#3,445 Joe · 10,128#7,128 Jo · 4,518#9,554 Joo · 3,254#9,921 Joya · 3,107#21,445 Joye · 1,242#36,342 Jou · 663#36,629 Joh · 657#43,428 Joa · 536

Also a first name

As a first name, Joy ranks #482 of 53,615, with 117,520 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1957, with 2,945 births. See Joy as a first name

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