Joy (surname)
# Joy (surname)

Joy is a surname of English origin, derived from the Old French word joie, meaning "joy" or "happiness." Notable people with the surname include:

* Albert Bruce-Joy (1842–1924), Irish sculptor
* Alfred Harrison Joy (1882–1973), American astronomer
* Alice Joy, American singer in vaudeville and on radio
* Anya Taylor-Joy (born 1996), American-born Argentine-British actress
* Benny Joy (1935–1988), American rockabilly musician
* Bernard Joy (1911–1984), English footballer and journalist
* Bill Joy (born 1954), American computer scientist
* Billy Joy (1863–1947), English footballer
* Brian Joy (1951–), English footballer
* C. Turner Joy (1895–1956), American admiral
* Charles A. Joy (1823–1891), American chemist
* Charles Frederick Joy (1849–1921), U.S. Representative from Missouri
* Christian Joy (born 1973), American fashion designer
* Dick Joy (1915-1991) American announcer on radio and television
* Elijah Joy (born 1983), American vegan celebrity chef
* George William Joy (1844–1925), Irish painter
* Gloria Joy (1910–1970), American actress
* Greg Joy (born 1956), Canadian high jumper
* Hélène_Joy, Australian-born Canadian actress
* Henry Bourne Joy (1864–1936), American industrialist
* Ian Joy (born 1981), American soccer player
* John Cantiloe Joy (1806–1866) British marine painter, brother of William Joy
* Joseph Francis Joy (1883–1957), American inventor and founder of Joy Mining Machinery
* Leatrice Joy (1893–1985), American actress
* Lina Joy (born 1964), Malay convert from Islam to Christianity
* Lisa Joy (born 1977), American screenwriter, director, producer, and attorney
* Martha Joy (born 1990), Canadian singer
* Mary Eliza Haweis, née Joy (1848–1898), British author, illustrator and painter
* Megan Joy (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and actress
* Melanie Joy (born 1966), American social psychologist and author
* Mike Joy (born 1949), American TV sports announcer
* Mike Joy (born 1959), New Zealand ecologist and academic
* Norman H. Joy (1874–1953), British coleopterist
* Petra Joy (born 1964), German film director
* Rick Joy (born 1958), American architect
* Robert Joy (born 1951), Canadian actor
* Tonie Joy, American musician
* William Joy, (fl. 1329 – 1348) English master mason
* William Joy (1803–1867), British marine painter, brother of John Cantiloe Joy
