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

Josie, 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 Josie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Josie in America

Josie is the 63698th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Josie surname appeared 313 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 Josie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Josie 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 Josie

The surname Josie has its origins in the Middle Ages, derived from the Old French given name Josse, which itself is a variant of the Latin name Judocus. The name Judocus can be traced back to the Old Breton name Jodoc, meaning "lord" or "prince."

Josie is believed to have first emerged as a surname in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France during the 11th and 12th centuries. It was likely adopted as a hereditary surname by families who were originally known by the given name Josse or Judocus.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Josie can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name appears as "Josce" in this record, which is likely an early variation of Josie.

In the 13th century, a notable bearer of the name was Josse de Courtrai, a Flemish architect and sculptor who is credited with the design and construction of the historic Cloth Hall in Ypres, Belgium, completed in 1304.

Another prominent figure associated with the surname Josie was Josse Bade (1462-1535), a French humanist scholar and printer who established a prominent publishing house in Paris in the early 16th century.

During the Renaissance period, the name Josie was also borne by Josse Lieferinxe (1493-1572), a Dutch Renaissance composer and organist who served at the court of Emperor Charles V.

In the 17th century, Josse van Craesbeeck (1605-1660) was a Flemish painter known for his genre scenes depicting everyday life in the Netherlands.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Josse van Cleve (1608-1679), a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher who specialized in portraits and genre scenes.

While the surname Josie has its roots in France and the Low Countries, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, with variations in spelling and pronunciation occurring over time and across different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Josie

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

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 Josie 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 Josie 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 Josie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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