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Joseph

in Illinois

There are 2,147 people with the last name "Joseph" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Joseph 420
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  1. is 416th most common Graves
  2. is 417th most common Townsend
  3. is 418th most common Hubbard
  4. is 419th most common Dominguez
  5. is 420th most common Joseph
  6. is 421st most common Maldonado
  7. is 422nd most common Thornton
  8. is 423rd most common Ayala
  9. is 424th most common Goodman

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jose, Josey, Josephson, Josephs, Josephine, Josef, Josephsen, Josefy, Joseff, Jaseph

Most Common First Names for Joseph

James, John, Thomas, David, Michael, Richard, Robert

Meaning & History

English, German, French, and Jewish: from the personal name, Hebrew Yosef ‘may He (God) add (another son)’. In medieval Europe this name was borne frequently but not exclusively by Jews; the usual medieval English vernacular form is represented by Jessup. In the Book of Genesis, Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob, who is sold into slavery by his brothers but rises to become a leading minister in Egypt (Genesis 37–50). In the New Testament Joseph is the husband of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for the popularity of the given name among Christians.

FOREBEARS A bearer of the name Joseph with the secondary surname Langoumois (and therefore presumably from the Angoumois) is documented in Quebec city in 1718.

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