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The Jolicoeur surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,359 people carried this name — #19,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 15% from 1,178 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jolicoeur surname

From joli + coeur (“gallant heart”), used as a soldier's name and nickname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jolicoeur» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Jolicoeur.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Marne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Marne 34
Côte-d’Or 4
Savoie 3
Gironde 2
Yvelines 2
Loire-Atlantique 1
Loire 1
Haute-Savoie 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Jolicoeur,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Jolicoeur
    Louis Jolicoeur 1957– · writer
  • Henri Jolicoeur 1905–1967 · politician
  • Catherine Jolicoeur 1915–1997 · teacher
  • Louis-Philippe Jolicoeur 1919– · librarian
  • Andrée Jolicœur 1924– · artist
  • Jean Jolicoeur 1936– · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Jolicoeur is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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