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UK surname

Joynt

An occupational surname referring to a skilled woodworker or carpenter.

In the 1881 census there were 77 people recorded with the Joynt surname, ranking it #22,617 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 190, ranked #20,262, up from #22,617 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Toxteth Park and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan, Wakefield and Knowsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Joynt is 201 in 2011. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 146.8%.

1881 census count

77

Ranked #22,617

Modern count

190

2016, ranked #20,262

Peak year

2011

201 bearers

Map years

6

1891 to 2016

Key insights

  • Joynt had 77 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #22,617 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016, ranked #20,262.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 181 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Joynt surname distribution map

The map shows where the Joynt surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Joynt surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Joynt over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 43 #25,518
1861 historical 34 #29,685
1881 historical 77 #22,617
1891 historical 105 #23,241
1901 historical 152 #17,916
1911 historical 181 #15,911
1997 modern 182 #18,693
1998 modern 172 #19,883
1999 modern 187 #18,999
2000 modern 188 #18,916
2001 modern 184 #18,907
2002 modern 194 #18,651
2003 modern 182 #19,215
2004 modern 184 #19,183
2005 modern 173 #19,851
2006 modern 179 #19,592
2007 modern 182 #19,618
2008 modern 185 #19,589
2009 modern 190 #19,656
2010 modern 194 #19,819
2011 modern 201 #19,213
2012 modern 191 #19,802
2013 modern 199 #19,584
2014 modern 199 #19,775
2015 modern 195 #19,909
2016 modern 190 #20,262

Geography

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Where Joynts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Toxteth Park, Manchester and Walsall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan, Wakefield and Knowsley. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Toxteth Park Lancashire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Walsall Staffordshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 005 Wigan
2 Wigan 008 Wigan
3 Wakefield 010 Wakefield
4 Wigan 006 Wigan
5 Knowsley 014 Knowsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Joynt

These lists show first names that appear often with the Joynt surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Joynt

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Joynt, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Joynt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Joynt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Joynt is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Joynt is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Joynt falls in decile 2 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Joynt is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Joynt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Joynt

The surname Joynt is of English origin, derived from the Old French word "joint" meaning a joint or articulation. It likely originated as an occupational name for a person who made or worked with joints, such as a carpenter or joiner.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Joynt was commonly found in various parts of England, particularly in the counties of Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire. The earliest known record of the surname dates back to the 13th century, with a reference to a William Joynt in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1273.

In the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1279, there is a mention of a Richard le Joynt, indicating the use of the surname with the Norman-French prefix "le" at that time. This prefix was often used to denote an occupation or characteristic.

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname Joynt appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1296, which lists a John Joynt as a taxpayer. This record provides evidence of the surname's presence in the southern part of England during the late 13th century.

The surname Joynt has also been linked to various place names in England, such as Joynton in Shropshire and Joyninge in Kent. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Notable historical figures with the surname Joynt include:

1. Thomas Joynt (1530-1596), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. 2. William Joynt (1622-1678), an English merchant and politician who served as the Mayor of Bristol in 1674. 3. Edward Joynt (1674-1737), an Irish lawyer and judge who served as the Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1727 to 1737. 4. John Joynt (1787-1858), an Irish-born Australian settler and landowner who established the town of Joynt's Hill in New South Wales. 5. Henry Joynt (1811-1895), a British architect known for his work on several churches and public buildings in London.

The surname Joynt has maintained its presence throughout the centuries, with various branches of the family settling in different parts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and later, other English-speaking countries through migration.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Joynt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Joynt surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 21 Joynts recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.36x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 21 2.36x
Staffordshire 13 5.13x
Yorkshire 8 1.07x
Derbyshire 6 5.10x
Middlesex 6 0.80x
Devon 5 3.20x
Warwickshire 4 2.11x
Hampshire 3 1.95x
Surrey 3 0.82x
Westmorland 3 18.17x
Buckinghamshire 1 2.20x
Glamorgan 1 0.76x
Kirkcudbrightshire 1 9.20x
Sussex 1 0.79x
Worcestershire 1 1.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Walsall Foreign in Staffordshire leads with 13 Joynts recorded in 1881 and an index of 99.24x.

Place Total Index
Walsall Foreign 13 99.24x
Toxteth Park 8 26.51x
Broughton In Salford 6 73.62x
Derby St Werburgh 6 88.37x
Leeds 6 14.28x
Chorlton On Medlock 5 35.31x
Aston 4 7.67x
St Marylebone London 4 9.98x
Tiverton 4 148.70x
Applethwaite 3 612.24x
Clapham 3 31.95x
Portsea 3 9.94x
Brill 1 303.03x
Cardiff St Mary 1 13.89x
East Stonehouse 1 32.47x
Hastings St Mary 1 31.75x
Hulme 1 5.37x
Newchurch 1 13.72x
Northfield 1 53.76x
Otley 1 55.25x
Scarborough 1 14.79x
Shoreditch London 1 3.07x
St George Hanover Square 1 7.56x
Troqueer 1 69.93x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Joynt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 6
Jane 3
Agnes 2
Annette 2
Eleanor 2
Ellen 2
Frances 2
Lizzie 2
Ann 1
Anna 1
Anney 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Dorcas 1
Emma 1
Eugenia 1
Fanny 1
Fetitia 1
Isabella 1
Kate 1
Maggie 1
Margaret 1
Margery 1
Martha 1
Matilda 1
Rebecca 1
Thomasina 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Joynt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Joynt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Joynt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 77 people were recorded with the Joynt surname. That placed it at #22,617 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Joynt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 190 in 2016. That gives Joynt a modern rank of #20,262.

What does the Joynt surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to a skilled woodworker or carpenter.

What does the Joynt map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Joynt bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.