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    The surname Josephs

    A surname, carried by 2,168 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J212

    Josephs: #13,926 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Josephs #13,926, 2,168 people Josephs: #13,926 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Josephs #13,926, 2,168 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Josephs is more common than 91.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,168 people named Josephs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,992.

    #13,926
    rank among US surnames
    2,168
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,902)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,922Dula2,169142,345
    #13,926Kelliher2,168142,410
    #13,933Flippo2,167142,476

    Who is named Josephs

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    61% of people named Josephs identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Josephs

    Josephs has the Soundex code J212, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J212.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Josephs?
    2,168 people in the United States had the surname Josephs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. It ranked 13,926th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Josephs?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Josephs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Josephs getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,992 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,168 in 2010, up 8.8%.