# Joshi (surname)

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

A surname from Nepali.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nepali |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,089 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,542 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,602 people |
| Change since 2000 | +84% (5,478 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Zoshi, Zhoshi, Zosi |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali जोशी (jośī), Gujarati જોશી (jośī), Marathi जोशी (jośī), and Hindi जोशी (jośī), meaning astrologer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Joshi 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) | 3.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 93% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Joshi in Australia.

## People named Joshi

- Nalini Joshi, Australian mathematician

## Similar surnames

Joshua, Jose, Joos, Joss, Joyce, Jack, Jasso, Jacks, Josey, Jessee, Jessie, Jesse.

## 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.