The Joseph surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 80,030 people carried this name — #356 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,370 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,552 people named Joseph.
730 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
722 people named Joseph live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 559 people named Joseph live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
70 people named Joseph have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 394 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Joseph in American newspapers,
1863–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,950,762 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Joseph,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Antonio Emidy 1775–1835 · composer -
Jacob Joseph 1840–1902 · rabbi -
Philip Joseph 1846– · politician -
Ernest Joseph 1877–1960 · architect -
Geri M. Joseph 1923–2023 · diplomat
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 230 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Joseph.
- Jorge 4,855 · U.S. census
- Jorgensen 19,906 · U.S. census
- Joris 167 · U.S. census
- Jorquera 137 · U.S. census
- Jory 499 · U.S. census
- Jose 7,389 · U.S. census
- Joslin 6,803 · U.S. census
- Josserand 194 · U.S. census
- Jost 3,972 · U.S. census
- Josue 428 · U.S. census
- Joubert 3,249 · U.S. census
- Joule 124 · U.S. census
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