How common is the surname Joss?

704 people in the United States had the surname Joss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 438,559 Americans. It ranked 32,632nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Joss?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Joss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Joss getting more or less common?

Less common. 731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 704 in 2010, down 3.7%.

Is Joss also a first name?

Yes. Joss is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Joss

A surname, carried by 704 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Joss is more common than 79.9% of them.

Origin

Verb usage evolved from the name of Joss Whedon, creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 704 people named Joss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 438,559 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 731.

#32,632

rank among US surnames

704

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #30,229)

Who is named Joss

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

96% of people named Joss identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%

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 Joss

Joss has the Soundex code J200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J200.

Questions

Where does the surname Joss come from?: Verb usage evolved from the name of Joss Whedon, creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.
How common is the surname Joss?: 704 people in the United States had the surname Joss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 438,559 Americans. It ranked 32,632nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Joss?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Joss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Joss getting more or less common?: Less common. 731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 704 in 2010, down 3.7%.
Is Joss also a first name?: Yes. Joss is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.