Joe is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Joe
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The variant of Joseph. Descendant or son of Joseph meaning "He shall add".

Joe is variant of the Joseph. The personal name. A common surname among the Jews, but not confined to that nation.

How popular is Joe?

Joe is common in Liberia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, United States, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Indonesia, Canada, India, South Africa, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Morocco, Hong Kong, England, Afghanistan, Iran, Australia, China, United Arab Emirates, Solomon Islands, Guyana, Fiji, Romania, Egypt, South Korea, Kenya, Thailand, Bahrain, France, Ireland, Oman.

Joe is ranked 6992 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Joes grew by 10.71 per cent to 9280 since 2000 and ranked 3819 after elevating 72 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
American Indian and Alaska Native 33.79 34.62
Black 24.98 25.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 23 21.65
White 12.26 12.42
Hispanic or Latino 3 2.79
Others 2.97 2.85
Joe is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Liberia which signifies that it is originated from Liberia. Around 81111 person has been found who wears Joe as their family name. Joe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Joe:
34 Liberia16,925
1,277 Nigeria14,197
18 Papua New Guinea14,106
3,494 United States12,939
Countries with thousands of Joe:
790 Zimbabwe2,193
7,544 Philippines2,170
7,058 Indonesia2,035
2,931 Canada1,729
23,780 India1,656
5,147 South Africa1,352
2,340 Malaysia1,121
4,317 Saudi Arabia1,034
Countries with hundreds of Joe:
40 Vanuatu983
738 New Zealand979
8,802 Morocco648
355 Hong Kong576
10,789 England543
2,138 Afghanistan449
14,804 Iran434
7,554 Australia431
399 China407
2,815 United Arab Emirates366
165 Solomon Islands289
489 Guyana287
644 Fiji251
14,063 Romania156
32,813 Egypt153
218 South Korea152
20,034 Kenya141
87,939 Thailand140
1,962 Bahrain132
71,022 France130
3,030 Ireland126
2,360 Oman110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
109 Marshall Islands92
66,306 Germany85
280 Micronesia85
11,412 Ghana83
5,684 Botswana77
434 Malta66
6,835 Portugal66
373 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60
102,735 Brazil58
38,060 Netherlands51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,910 Taiwan45
3,171 Trinidad and Tobago44
41,540 Uganda42
9,432 Dominican Republic39
1,397 Brunei37
344 Sierra Leone36
47,542 Tanzania31
14,967 Kuwait29
38,149 Japan28
4,689 Suriname26
60,285 Cameroon23
53,462 Spain23
159 Cook Islands22
12,191 Scotland22
98,106 Italy21
19,497 Malawi21
32,927 Mexico19
28,447 Zambia19
784 Seychelles18
753 American Samoa17
49,801 Austria16
19,343 Iraq16
10,901 Lebanon16
15,474 Estonia15
18,211 Singapore13
182,870 DR Congo12
973 Myanmar12
37,411 Norway12
1,270 Saint Lucia12
9,165 Sri Lanka12
145,016 Argentina11
126,214 Poland11
2,636 Vietnam11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
73,605 Sweden10
87,318 Belgium9
50,768 Benin9
5,402 Chad9
36,734 Denmark9
41,100 Ivory Coast9
479 Samoa9
1,210 South Sudan9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
152 Anguilla8
17,270 Bangladesh8
53,030 Hungary8
3,219 Puerto Rico8
19,671 Wales8
16,935 Jordan7
4,218 Iceland6
55,922 Qatar6
8,174 Sudan6
77,571 Switzerland6
8,108 Togo6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Georg Joe worked as farmer and hailed from Baden. 27 years old embarked for USA from Rotterdam on Jan Van Brackel and arrived on February 3, 1853. 63 years old Adam Joe, Madeleine Joe (28) Farmer, 29 years old Carl Joe, Augusta Joe (21) Servant, 42 years old Magdalene Joe, 21 years old Fritz Joe, are other Joe that migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Havana & Havre, Antwerp and Amsterdam & Bologne.

Joe Namesakes

  • Banana Joe, radio personality
  • Sylvester Joe, hunter and explorer, born Baie d'Espoir
  • Baseball Joe, fictional hero of a number of children's books written by Howard R. Garis under the name of "Lester Chadwick"
  • Mendelson Joe, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist
  • Mexican Joe, "
  • Adam and Joe,
  • Eskimo Joe, Australian alternative rock band that was
  • Ugly Kid Joe, American rock band from Isla Vista, California
  • Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the SmackDown brand
  • Moondyne Joe, English convict and Western Australia's best-known bushranger
  • Rita Joe, Mi'kmaw poet and songwriter
  • Slaughter Joe, English musician and record producer, who
  • Leon Joe, former professional gridiron football linebacker
  • Fat Joe, American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York
  • Samoan Joe, retired New Zealand professional wrestler
  • Proposition Joe, fictional character on the HBO drama 'The Wire'
  • Cousin Joe, American blues and jazz singer
  • Janitor Joe, American noise rock band formed in Minneapolis
  • Serial Joe, Canadian band
  • Gypsy Joe, professional wrestler

Joe Namesakes

  • Banana Joe, radio personality
  • Sylvester Joe, hunter and explorer, born Baie d'Espoir
  • Baseball Joe, fictional hero of a number of children's books written by Howard R. Garis under the name of "Lester Chadwick"
  • Mendelson Joe, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist
  • Mexican Joe, "
  • Adam and Joe,
  • Eskimo Joe, Australian alternative rock band that was
  • Ugly Kid Joe, American rock band from Isla Vista, California
  • Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the SmackDown brand
  • Moondyne Joe, English convict and Western Australia's best-known bushranger
  • Rita Joe, Mi'kmaw poet and songwriter
  • Slaughter Joe, English musician and record producer, who
  • Leon Joe, former professional gridiron football linebacker
  • Fat Joe, American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York
  • Samoan Joe, retired New Zealand professional wrestler
  • Proposition Joe, fictional character on the HBO drama 'The Wire'
  • Cousin Joe, American blues and jazz singer
  • Janitor Joe, American noise rock band formed in Minneapolis
  • Serial Joe, Canadian band
  • Gypsy Joe, professional wrestler

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