Explore the Family Name Dejoie

The meaning of Dejoie

1. French: metronymic, with fused preposition de ‘of’, from the female personal name Joie, meaning ‘joy’. This surname is also found in Haiti. 2. Americanized form, under French influence, of Italian Di Gioia. Some characteristic forenames: French Adrien, Andre, Chantal, Constant, Leonie, Regine, Yves.

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How common is the last name Dejoie in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dejoie has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 69,636, but by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 61,745, a growth of 11.33%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 263 in 2000 to 325 in 2010, seeing an increase of 23.57%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Dejoie also saw a 10% increase during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#61,745	11.33%
Count	263	325	23.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dejoie

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that there were changes in the number of people with the surname Dejoie identifying with certain ethnicities between 2000 and 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained almost unchanged at around 58%. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly by 4.27%. The most significant change was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, with a substantial increase of 50.38%. Those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase of 13.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	58.17%	58.15%	-0.03%
White	31.18%	29.85%	-4.27%
Two or More Races	5.7%	6.46%	13.33%
Hispanic	2.66%	4%	50.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%