Josselin Surname

148,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Josselin Surname Definition:

V. Joscelin.

Josselin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,6021:25,5283,053
Haiti2541:42,0632,684
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Josselin (6,316) may also be a first name.

Josselin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Joscelin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Josselin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josselin (Arabic: جوسلان) is found most in France. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Josselin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,340th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,444,665 people. Josselin occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Josselin live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Josselin is also the 82,913th most numerous given name globally, borne by 6,316 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 2,602 people, or 1 in 25,528. In France Josselin is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Grand Est, where 7 percent live. Outside of France Josselin is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Josselin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Josselin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Josselin last name increased 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josselin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Josselin last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.

Josselin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josselin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josselin in the Arabic language
جوسلانjwslan-

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