Jolivet
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in French: from a diminutive of Jolly. This name occurs chiefly in LA and TX
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ʒɔʎivɛ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Jolivet is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Jolif-et, a diminutive of Jolliff; first attested William Jolivet 1270 Acc
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
How Jolivet is read(measured from records)
Jolivet is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- French84%
from a diminutive of Jolly. This name occurs chiefly in LA and TX.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
dérivé de Joly.
as a nameDictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition
- English12%
from Jolif-et, a diminutive of Jolliff; first attested William Jolivet 1270 Acc
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Rita Jolivetb. 1884FRFrench actress (1884–1971)
- Simone Jolivetb. 1903FRFrench actress (1903–1968)
- André Jolivetb. 1905FRFrench composer
- Marius Jolivetb. 1906FRFrench Catholic priest
- Jean Jolivetb. 1925FRFrench philosopher and medievalist (1925–2018)
- Marc Jolivetb. 1950FRFrench actor, film director and screenwriter
- Pierre Jolivetb. 1952FRFrench director, actor, screenwriter and producer
- Marine Jolivetb. 1953FRFrench actress
- Ludovic Jolivetb. 1965FRFrench politician
- Adrien Jolivetb. 1981FRFrench actor, comedian and musician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 19 sources across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 1.3K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 1.2K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 1.2K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 1.1K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 1.1K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 1K | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 962 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 937 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 865 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 785 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 619 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 390 | #53,072 |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Jolivet come from?
- from Jolif-et, a diminutive of Jolliff; first attested William Jolivet 1270 Acc Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Jolivet?
- A machine transcription gives /ʒɔʎivɛ/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Jolivet mean?
- In French, from a diminutive of Jolly. This name occurs chiefly in LA and TX.
- In which country does Jolivet have the most bearers?
- Jolivet is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jolivet”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.