Joseph is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, France, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Joseph
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, France, England
Meaning:

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

The personal name. A common surname among the Jews, but not confined to that nation.

How popular is Joseph?

Joseph is common in Haiti, Tanzania, Nigeria, India, United States, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, South Sudan, South Africa, Chad, France, England, Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Canada, Madagascar, Cameroon, Saint Lucia, Liberia, Namibia, Australia, Oman, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Philippines, Germany, Brazil, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Grenada, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Indonesia, Kuwait, Dominican Republic, Iraq, Mauritius, Saint Martin, Pakistan, Vanuatu, Wales, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, United States Virgin Islands, Belgium, Malawi, DR Congo, Nicaragua, Bahamas, Panama, Jamaica, Ireland, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, Barbados, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, Solomon Islands, Zambia, Bahrain, Belize, Seychelles, Algeria, Marshall Islands, Scotland, Uganda, Benin, Qatar, Fiji, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Suriname, Israel, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Italy, Ghana, Lebanon, Japan, Sweden, Niger, China, Turks and Caicos Islands, Mexico, British Virgin Islands, Sudan, Cuba, Costa Rica, Argentina, Singapore.

Joseph is ranked 251 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Josephs grew by 26.15 per cent to 100959 since 2000 and ranked 313 after elevating 43 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 54.19 48.84
White 29.59 35.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 9.76 6.91
Hispanic or Latino 2.98 2.37
Others 2.49 5.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.99 1.09
Joseph is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Haiti which signifies its Haiti provenence. Around 2132181 person has been found who wears Joseph as their family name. Joseph is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Joseph:
3 Haiti521,600
3 Tanzania498,982
41 Nigeria437,001
431 India160,015
345 United States109,133
Countries with ten thousands of Joseph:
7 Papua New Guinea74,606
191 Kenya39,100
69 South Sudan36,990
321 South Africa20,802
92 Chad19,834
255 France18,868
458 England16,256
3 Trinidad and Tobago16,148
383 Malaysia11,616
415 Canada11,209
Countries with thousands of Joseph:
503 Madagascar9,701
225 Cameroon9,560
1 Saint Lucia8,527
88 Liberia6,858
28 Namibia6,833
579 Australia6,686
70 Oman6,621
206 Sierra Leone6,422
6 Guyana5,184
2,878 Philippines4,551
3,096 Germany3,449
2,390 Brazil3,337
1 Dominica3,260
1 Antigua and Barbuda3,240
14 Botswana3,133
513 Zimbabwe2,997
2 Grenada2,807
1,721 Saudi Arabia2,504
885 Syria1,998
7,603 Indonesia1,875
260 Kuwait1,842
582 Dominican Republic1,803
1,202 Iraq1,656
66 Mauritius1,614
7 Saint Martin1,501
3,523 Pakistan1,500
18 Vanuatu1,495
240 Wales1,374
552 New Zealand1,273
943 United Arab Emirates1,228
7,831 Thailand1,131
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,104
7 Micronesia1,092
Countries with hundreds of Joseph:
4 United States Virgin Islands996
1,806 Belgium949
3,005 Malawi891
9,617 DR Congo884
608 Nicaragua861
104 Bahamas811
587 Panama755
554 Jamaica725
986 Ireland705
8,802 Morocco648
2,536 Ivory Coast596
2,518 Venezuela592
132 Barbados591
2,554 Switzerland529
7,466 Spain528
5,838 Netherlands485
60 Solomon Islands479
3,769 Zambia421
540 Bahrain411
200 Belize397
35 Seychelles382
15,497 Algeria364
6 Marshall Islands350
1,920 Scotland350
11,500 Uganda322
4,344 Benin311
826 Qatar309
561 Fiji283
1,204 Northern Ireland271
407 Cyprus262
340 Suriname230
5,249 Israel224
55 Saint Kitts and Nevis224
25,755 Egypt219
9,100 Sri Lanka193
40,927 Italy179
11,374 Ghana171
3,331 Lebanon166
18,575 Japan151
5,181 Sweden144
5,185 Niger139
623 China138
56 Turks and Caicos Islands138
12,488 Mexico136
47 British Virgin Islands132
2,604 Sudan131
2,894 Cuba124
1,024 Costa Rica118
29,480 Argentina112
1,908 Singapore111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,375 Norway100
702 Brunei91
1,263 Rwanda87
5,627 Portugal85
498 New Caledonia83
4,958 Lesotho82
7,800 Ecuador81
7,101 Denmark79
122,573 Russia74
297 Guam70
434 Malta66
225 Aruba65
55 Curaçao65
23 Cook Islands57
8,022 Ethiopia54
15,580 Peru51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,149 Austria50
685 Maldives49
68,062 Poland42
210 Cayman Islands39
2,983 Hong Kong38
38 Anguilla34
32 Montserrat33
497 Burundi31
15,000 Chile28
228 Northern Mariana Islands28
6,312 Taiwan26
58 Central African Republic25
2,339 French Polynesia25
4,671 Luxembourg25
427 Bermuda24
6,342 Togo22
13,197 Colombia20
105,129 Iran20
12,068 Yemen19
13,520 Afghanistan18
58,011 Czechia18
22,464 Finland18
341 Greenland18
13,497 Bangladesh17
604 South Korea16
9,246 Congo15
37,235 Hungary15
1,336 Jersey15
2,493 Vietnam15
1,329 Isle of Man14
972 Myanmar13
6,396 Tunisia13
218,108 Ukraine13
4,016 Honduras12
65,346 Belarus11
84,692 Greece11
9,158 Nepal11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,894 Angola10
2,904 Puerto Rico10
15,494 Burkina Faso9
322 Equatorial Guinea9
318 Eritrea9
17,374 Mauritania9
1,431 American Samoa8
16,935 Jordan7
102,287 Kazakhstan7
3,076 Libya7
4,234 Mozambique7
4,662 Senegal7
3,603 Gabon6
6,792 Guatemala6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old accountant Hyman Joseph who was residing in England migrated to USA on January 15, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Jacob Joseph, aged 18, Martin Joseph (40) Workman, Workwoman Sarah Joseph, Rose-Ann Joseph, Samuel Joseph (11) Immigrant, Workman Francis Joseph, Mariner Thomas Joseph, Mary Joseph (18) Immigrant, and 9 other Joseph around 55.56% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, London & Plymouth and Glasgow.

From Italy

C. Joseph was 40 years old when he migrated to USA on May 20, 1886. He lived in Italy where he worked as laborer and took Acapulco from Aspinwall, Panama. Laborer M. Joseph, U-Mr Joseph, aged 25, Laborer V. Joseph, are others that migrated to US from Aspinwall, Panama, Havre and Rotterdam.

From Germany

Charles Joseph was 27 years old when he migrated to USA on July 13, 1852. He lived in France where he worked as farmer and took Statesman from Havre. Emanuel Joseph (28) Mariner, Anna Catharina Joseph, aged 22, Joseph Joseph, aged 21, Laborer Ger. Joseph, E. Joseph (23) Merchant, Etienne Joseph (29), E. Joseph (25), Emilie Joseph, aged 2, 13 years old Christine Joseph, Friedericke Joseph (30) Farmer, Louise Joseph, and 609 other Joseph majority of whom were farmer and others worked as laborer and merchant, shoemaker, cooper, writer, butcher, tailor, clerk, baker, daughter, weaver, spinster, cook, gentleman, painter, draper, undefined code, servant, religious, dealer, waiter, tourist, jeweler, joiner, engineer, watchmaker migrated to US from London, Bremen, Antwerp, Hamburg, Greenwich and Havre.

Joseph Namesakes

  • Jenny Joseph, English poet
  • Jacques Joseph, German plastic surgeon
  • Jonathan ben Joseph, Lithuanian rabbi and astronomer
  • Hermann Joseph, Hermann Joseph, O.Praem
  • Lawrence Joseph, American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer
  • Jacob Joseph, served as chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations
  • Robert L. Joseph, American theatre producer, playwright
  • Eve Joseph, Canadian poet and author
  • Waldren Joseph, jazz trombone player from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Roy Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago politician
  • Cregan Joseph, field hockey player from Canada
  • Joshua Höschel ben Joseph, Polish rabbi
  • Anthony Joseph, British/Trinidadian poet, novelist
  • Isaac Israeli ben Joseph, Spanish-Jewish astronomer/astrologer
  • Josephine Joseph, American actress
  • M. K. Joseph, British-born New Zealand poet and novelist
  • S. Joseph, Indian poet writing in Malayalam
  • James A. Joseph, American former diplomat
  • Enoch Zundel ben Joseph, Russian Talmudist best known as author of a commentary on Midrash Rabbah
  • Gedaliah ibn Yahya ben Joseph, talmudist born at Imola, Italy
  • Guy Joseph, Saint Lucian politician
  • Nathan Joseph, noted force in the British music industry
  • Ayata Joseph, triple jumper from Antigua and Barbuda
  • Ernest Joseph, OBE, architect and youth worker
  • Old Chief Joseph, Native American leader of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce
  • Hermin Joseph, retired Dominican sprinter
  • Restituta Joseph, Tanzanian long-distance runner
  • Mookencheril Cherian Joseph, eminent rationalist from Kerala, India
  • Isaac Joseph, Papua New Guinean politician
  • Alex Joseph, outspoken polygamist and founder of the Confederate Nations of Israel
  • Jay Joseph, American clinical psychologist and author
  • Chief Joseph, leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce
  • Richard Joseph, English computer game composer
  • Keith Joseph, British barrister and politician
  • Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player
  • Nafisa Joseph, Indian model and MTV video jockey
  • Shalrie Joseph, Grenadian former footballer
  • Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist
  • Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer
  • Lesley Joseph, English actress and broadcaster, best
  • Kerry Joseph, American former Canadian football quarterback
  • Robert Joseph, senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and professor at Missouri State University
  • Verona Joseph, British actress
  • Jackie Joseph, American character actress, voice artist
  • P. J. Joseph, Indian politician
  • Kimberley Joseph, Canadian Australian actress
  • Paterson Joseph, British actor
  • Davis Joseph, Canadian cricketer
  • Kirk Joseph, jazz sousaphone player from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sylvester Joseph, West Indian cricketer
  • Neil Joseph, Sri Lankan cricketer

Joseph Namesakes

  • Jenny Joseph, English poet
  • Jacques Joseph, German plastic surgeon
  • Jonathan ben Joseph, Lithuanian rabbi and astronomer
  • Hermann Joseph, Hermann Joseph, O.Praem
  • Lawrence Joseph, American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer
  • Jacob Joseph, served as chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations
  • Robert L. Joseph, American theatre producer, playwright
  • Eve Joseph, Canadian poet and author
  • Waldren Joseph, jazz trombone player from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Roy Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago politician
  • Cregan Joseph, field hockey player from Canada
  • Joshua Höschel ben Joseph, Polish rabbi
  • Anthony Joseph, British/Trinidadian poet, novelist
  • Isaac Israeli ben Joseph, Spanish-Jewish astronomer/astrologer
  • Josephine Joseph, American actress
  • M. K. Joseph, British-born New Zealand poet and novelist
  • S. Joseph, Indian poet writing in Malayalam
  • James A. Joseph, American former diplomat
  • Enoch Zundel ben Joseph, Russian Talmudist best known as author of a commentary on Midrash Rabbah
  • Gedaliah ibn Yahya ben Joseph, talmudist born at Imola, Italy
  • Guy Joseph, Saint Lucian politician
  • Nathan Joseph, noted force in the British music industry
  • Ayata Joseph, triple jumper from Antigua and Barbuda
  • Ernest Joseph, OBE, architect and youth worker
  • Old Chief Joseph, Native American leader of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce
  • Hermin Joseph, retired Dominican sprinter
  • Restituta Joseph, Tanzanian long-distance runner
  • Mookencheril Cherian Joseph, eminent rationalist from Kerala, India
  • Isaac Joseph, Papua New Guinean politician
  • Alex Joseph, outspoken polygamist and founder of the Confederate Nations of Israel
  • Jay Joseph, American clinical psychologist and author
  • Chief Joseph, leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce
  • Richard Joseph, English computer game composer
  • Keith Joseph, British barrister and politician
  • Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player
  • Nafisa Joseph, Indian model and MTV video jockey
  • Shalrie Joseph, Grenadian former footballer
  • Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist
  • Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer
  • Lesley Joseph, English actress and broadcaster, best
  • Kerry Joseph, American former Canadian football quarterback
  • Robert Joseph, senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and professor at Missouri State University
  • Verona Joseph, British actress
  • Jackie Joseph, American character actress, voice artist
  • P. J. Joseph, Indian politician
  • Kimberley Joseph, Canadian Australian actress
  • Paterson Joseph, British actor
  • Davis Joseph, Canadian cricketer
  • Kirk Joseph, jazz sousaphone player from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sylvester Joseph, West Indian cricketer
  • Neil Joseph, Sri Lankan cricketer

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