How Common Is the Last Name Joseph?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Joseph today

111,784

Ranked #313 of 162,254 published surnames · 34.23 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 100,959 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

29.59%

Black

54.19%

Asian / Pacific Islander

9.76%

Hispanic

2.98%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.