Researching Tom Joyce
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7354 people with the Joyce surname? In that year Joyce was ranked number 560 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Joyce on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Joyce and the Joyce Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Joyce Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Joyce family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 13102 people with the Joyce surname in the UK? Joyce is now ranked number 438 for popularity in the UK. |
Joyce Family History Databases
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Joyce Forums
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Some Famous People called Tom Joyce
Tom Joyce
Tom Joyce (born 1956) is a sculptor and MacArthur Fellow known for his work in forged steel and cast iron. Using skills and technology acquired through early training as a blacksmith, Joyce addresses the environmental, political, and social implications of using iron in his work. Exhibited internationally since the 1980s, his work is included in 30-plus public collections in the U.S. and abroad. Joyce works from studios in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and since 2012, in Brussels, Belgium, producing sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs, and videos that reference themes of iron in the human body, iron in industry, and iron in nature.
Source: Tom Joyce, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Joyce
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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