# Joe (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/joe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,280 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,819 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,270 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (8,382 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒoʊ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Short form (diminutive form) of various names beginning with Jo..., particularly the male names Joseph and, less often, Joel, Josiah and Josias. The spelling Jo is used more often for diminutives of similar female names.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Joe in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 23% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 34% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Joe in the United States.

## People named Joe

- Isaiah Joe, American basketball player (born 1999)

## Similar surnames

Joy, Jo, Joo, Joh, Joye, Jay, Ji, Joya, Ju, Jia, Jha, Jew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.