Find out how popular the last name Joost is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Joost.

Joost, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Joost surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Joost in America

Joost is the 44034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Joost surname appeared 489 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Joost.

We can also compare 2010 data for Joost to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Joost

The surname JOOST originated in the Netherlands, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Dutch given name Joost, which is a variant of the Latin name Justus, meaning "just" or "righteous." The name Joost was popularized in the Netherlands due to the veneration of St. Jodocus, a 7th-century Breton prince and hermit who became a patron saint in the region.

In the Middle Ages, surnames were often derived from personal names or occupations, and JOOST likely emerged as a patronymic surname, referring to the son or descendant of someone named Joost. The earliest known record of the surname JOOST appears in a Dutch tax register from the city of Utrecht in 1275, where a certain Willem Joost is listed as a taxpayer.

The name JOOST has been found in various historical records throughout the Netherlands, including church registers, municipal archives, and legal documents. One notable early bearer of the name was Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), a renowned Dutch poet and playwright who is considered one of the most influential figures in Dutch literature. Another prominent individual with the surname JOOST was Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (c. 1586-1666), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still life paintings and genre scenes.

In the 17th century, the JOOST surname was also documented in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York and New Jersey). One of the earliest recorded instances is Jacob Joost, a Dutch settler who arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1639.

Other notable individuals with the surname JOOST include Joost van Vondel (1620-1655), a Dutch poet and son of the aforementioned Joost van den Vondel; Joost Hartgers (1647-1728), a Dutch Golden Age painter; and Joost Teunissen (c. 1505-1573), a Dutch rebel leader during the Eighty Years' War against Spanish rule.

While the surname JOOST is most prevalent in the Netherlands and among Dutch communities around the world, it has also been found in other regions, likely due to migration and intermarriage. However, its origins can be traced back to the Dutch language and the historical use of the given name Joost in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Joost

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Joost.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Joost was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Joost has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Joost was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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