Jolliffe

English

Alternative forms
  • Jolliff, Joliffe, Joliff, Jolife, Jollife, Jollif, Jolif, Jolyff, Jolyf
  • Jollie, Jolli, Jolley, Jollye, Jolly, Joly, Joli
  • Jelfs, Jelphs

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from jolif, from Old French joli, from Old Norse jol (“Yule”).

Proper noun

Jolliffe (plural Jolliffes)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Jolliffe is the 24934th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 997 individuals. Jolliffe is most common among White (91.68%) individuals.
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