Josephson Surname

70,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Josephson Surname Definition:

Joseph’s (Son), Joseph’s Son v. Joseph.

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Josephson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5231:65,6277,658
Canada4511:81,6989,108
Sweden3571:27,5822,249
Australia2041:132,33214,365
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
England761:733,13240,828
Israel741:115,64412,871
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
France311:2,142,668174,004
Norway261:197,78022,769
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Josephson (81) may also be a first name.

Josephson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Joseph’s (Son), Joseph’s Son v. Joseph.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant or son of Joseph (He shall add).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

(Swedish + Hebrew) Son of Joseph (Yoseph, Josef, Yosef, Yousef), in turn Joseph comes from the Hebrew name Yosef meaning 'Jehovah (Yehovah) will add fame and praise and Jehovah (Yehovah) will take away fame and praise.

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Josephson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josephson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Josephson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Josephson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josephson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 70,588th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,040,781 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Josephson are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 81 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,523 people, or 1 in 65,627. In The United States Josephson is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Josephson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Josephson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josephson last name rose 2,707 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josephson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Josephson are 4.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Josephson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.52% less than the national average, earning 281,989 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 276.63% more than the national average, earning R 895,020 per year; in United States they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $50,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,429 CAD per year.

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