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Joseph Kowalski

in the US

There are 241 people with the name "Joseph Kowalski" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Joseph	10
Kowalski	1,766
Joseph Kowalski	61,178

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is 1,762nd most common Pritchett
is 1,763rd most common Doty
is 1,764th most common Rhoades
is 1,765th most common Dill
is 1,766th most common Kowalski
is 1,767th most common Ledford
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is 61,174th most common Johnny Bailey
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is 61,177th most common Joseph Farmer
is 61,178th most common Joseph Kowalski
is 61,179th most common Joseph Logan
is 61,180th most common Joseph Patton
is 61,181st most common Joseph Roman
is 61,182nd most common Joy Young

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Meaning & History

Joseph

Kowalski

(male) English form of the biblical Hebrew name Yosef, meaning ‘(God) shall add (another son)’. This was borne by the favourite son of Jacob, whose brothers became jealous of him and sold him into slavery (Genesis 37). He was taken to Egypt, where he rose to become chief steward to Pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled to his brothers when they came to buy corn during a seven-year famine (Genesis 43–7). In the New Testament Joseph is the name of the husband of the Virgin Mary. It is also borne by a rich Jew, Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50; John 19:38), who took Jesus down from the Cross, wrapped him in a shroud, and buried him in a rock tomb. According to medieval legend, Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Britain. The name was uncommon in Britain in the Middle Ages but was revived in the mid 16th century and had become popular by the 1630s, remaining so ever since.

Variant: Josef.

Short forms: Joe, Jo.

Cognates: Irish: Seosamh. Scottish Gaelic: Iòseph. German: Josef. Dutch: Jozef. Scandinavian: Josef. French: Joseph. Spanish: José. Catalan: Josep. Portuguese: José. Italian: Giuseppe. Russian, Bulgarian: Iosif. Polish: Józef. Czech: Josef. Croatian, Slovenian: Josip. Finnish: Jooseppi. Hungarian: József, Osip. Latvian: Jāzeps. Lithuanian: Juozapas.