Lajoie surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lajoie surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,073 people carried this name — #9,700 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 611 people named Lajoie.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Manche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Manche 75
Haute-Vienne 73
Paris 51
Marne 43
Allier 34
Calvados 28
Aisne 28
Oise 23

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

In print

Lajoie in American newspapers,
1906–1918.

Newspaper page from Live Oak Daily Democrat carrying the name Lajoie
Live Oak Daily Democrat 1906-09-04
Newspaper page from The Pensacola Journal carrying the name Lajoie
The Pensacola Journal 1910-10-11
Newspaper page from Evening Journal carrying the name Lajoie
Evening Journal 1910-10-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,857 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lajoie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Gérin-Lajoie
    Charles Gérin-Lajoie 1824–1895 · politician
  • Nap Lajoie
    Nap Lajoie 1874–1959 · baseball player
  • François Lajoie
    François Lajoie 1922–1984 · judge
  • Andrée Lajoie
    Andrée Lajoie 1933– · jurist
  • Thierry Lajoie
    Thierry Lajoie 1961– · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 49 lives in all are documented under this name.

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