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JOSEPH

in the US

There are 66,873 people with the last name "JOSEPH" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
JOSEPH 345
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  1. is 341st most common Fletcher
  2. is 342nd most common Baldwin
  3. is 343rd most common Oconnor
  4. is 344th most common Miles
  5. is 345th most common Joseph
  6. is 346th most common Wang
  7. is 347th most common Higgins
  8. is 348th most common Dawson
  9. is 349th most common Mckinney

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for JOSEPH

Marie, John, Michael, Jean, Mary, David, James, Robert, George, Thomas

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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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