Last Name JOINER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The joiner, rare. Probably 'joiner' as an occupative term came into use somewhat later than 'carpenter.' The surname seems barely to have maintained as existence, while Carpenter and Wright are represented by thousands.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 2,134 (2000 US census) 1,580 (1990 US census)
Count 15,595 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 66.34%, or 10346 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30%, or 4678 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 64 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.44%, or 69 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.24%, or 193 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.56%, or 243 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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