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, Irish sculptor
- Alfred Harrison Joy, American astronomer
- Alice Joy, American singer in vaudeville and on radio
- Anya Taylor-Joy, American-born Argentine-British actress
- Benny Joy, American rockabilly musician
- Bernard Joy, English footballer and journalist
- Bill Joy, American computer scientist
- Billy Joy, English footballer
- Brian Joy, English footballer
- C. Turner Joy, American admiral
- Charles A. Joy, American chemist
- Charles Frederick Joy, U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Charles Frederick Joy, British engineer
- Christian Joy, American fashion designer
- Dick Joy American announcer on radio and television
- Elijah Joy, American vegan celebrity chef
- Ernest Joy, American actor
- Ernest Graham Joy, Canadian pilot
- George William Joy, Irish painter
- Gloria Joy, American actress
- Greg Joy, Canadian high jumper
- Hélène Joy, Australian-born Canadian actress
- Henry Bourne Joy, American industrialist
- Henry Joy, Anglo-Irish judge
- Ian Joy, American soccer player
- John Cantiloe Joy British marine painter, brother of William Joy
- Joseph Francis Joy, American inventor and founder of Joy Mining Machinery
- Leatrice Joy, American actress
- Lina Joy, Malay convert from Islam to Christianity
- Lisa Joy, American screenwriter, director, producer, and attorney
- Martha Joy, Canadian singer
- Mary Eliza Haweis, née Joy, British author, illustrator and painter
- Megan Joy, American singer-songwriter and actress
- Melanie Joy, American social psychologist and author
- Michael Joy (disambiguation), several people called Michael or Mike Joy, including
- *Mike Joy, American TV sports announcer
- Norman H. Joy, British coleopterist
- Nykita Joy, American model, makeup artist, and internet celebrity
- Petra Joy, German film director
- Rick Joy, American architect
- Robert Joy, Canadian actor
- Thomas Joy, English carpenter
- Tonie Joy, American musician
- William Joy, English master mason
- William Joy, British marine painter, brother of John Cantiloe Joy