Joseph

Masculine

Meaning

God will increase or God shall add.

Etymology

From the Hebrew name Yosef, composed of the elements 'yosef' (he shall add) and implicitly referring to God as the subject. The name became widely known through Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus in Christian tradition.

About the Name Joseph

Joseph is a biblical name with deep religious significance and widespread use across many cultures and languages. Its simplicity and timeless quality have made it consistently popular throughout history.

Notable Bearers

Saint Joseph Joseph Stalin Joseph Campbell Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Historical People Named Joseph

JOSEPH DEFREES

JOSEPH GAINES

HONORABLE

JOSEPH GREW

HONORABLE

JOSEPH H. O'NEIL

JOSEPH HOLTON DEFREES

OF CHICAGO, VICE PRESIDENT OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF U.S.

JOSEPH IRVIN FRANCE

SENATOR FROM MARYLAND

JOSEPH IRWIN FRANCE

SENATOR

JOSEPH LAMAR

JUSTICE

JOSEPH MEDILL McCORMICK

SENATOR

JOSEPH MOYER

K.

JOSEPH S. FRELINGHUYSEN

SENATOR

JOSEPH W. TRIMBLE

Joseph A. Cooper

Hon.

Joseph A. Dixon

Joseph A. McCord

Joseph A. O'Mahoney

Senator

Joseph A. Padway

General Counsel

Joseph A. Ryan

Reverend

Joseph Alsop

Joseph Anthony Atchison

Joseph Atcheniors

Joseph Atchison

Joseph Austria

Emperor

Joseph B. Eastman

Railroad Coordinator; Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission

Joseph B. Tummultz

Joseph B. Weaver

Joseph Bailey

Hon.

Joseph Baker

Joseph Beck

Joseph Becker

chairman of the crop reporting board

Joseph Begg

Joseph Bouchard

Captain

Joseph Bradley

Judge

Joseph Bristow

4th Assistant Postmaster General, Senator from Kansas

Joseph Broderick

Joseph Brown

Governor of Georgia, 1912-1913

Joseph Brownfield

Joseph Bryson

Representative

Joseph Button

Colonel

Joseph Byrnes

Rep.

Joseph Byrns

Joseph C. Breckinridge

Joseph C. Castner

Major, U.S.A.

Joseph C. McCoy

Economy Expert for Treasury

Joseph C. Nash

Joseph C. O'Mahoney

Senator

Joseph C.S. Blackburn

Hon.

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

Gen.

Joseph Cadden

Joseph Caillaux

Joseph Caliway

Chief Chemist

Joseph Cameron

Joseph Cannon

Representative

Joseph Carson

Mayor

Joseph Casey

Rep.

Joseph Champlin Stone

Joseph Chaste

Joseph Choate

Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney

Senator

Joseph Clark Grew

Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn

Hon.

Joseph Corrigan

Right Reverend

Joseph Cotton

Undersecretary of State

Joseph Cox

Joseph Curran

Joseph D. Beck

Honorable

Joseph D. Eastman

ICC Commissioner

Joseph D. O'Mahoney

Senator

Joseph D. Scholtz

Mayor

Joseph Daniels

Aide to Secretary of Navy

Joseph Davies

Envoy

Joseph Dodson

Midshipman

Joseph E. Carberry

1st Lieutenant

Joseph E. Davies

Joseph E. Davis

Joseph E. Glacking

Joseph E. Himes

Joseph E. Kuhn

Brigadier General

Joseph E. McDonald

Hon.

Joseph E. Murphy

Joseph E. Ralph

Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Joseph E. Thompson

Colonel

Joseph Eastman

ICC Commissioner

Joseph Edward Davies

Chairman, Federal Trade Commission

Joseph Edward Freeman

Bishop

Joseph Eggleston Segar

Representative

Joseph Elam

Hon.

Joseph Elliott

Hon.

Joseph Eugene Ransdell

Representative from Louisiana 1899-1913; Senator 1913-1931

Joseph F. Byrnes

Senator

Joseph F. Hannon

Joseph Folk

Governor

Joseph Fordney

Rep. from Michigan

Joseph France

Senator

Joseph Francis Connolly

Joseph Francis Thomas O'Connor

Controller of the Currency

Joseph Frank

Joseph Frelinghuysen

Joseph G. Cannon

Joseph Galliher

Joseph Garrard

Colonel

Joseph Goodrich

ex. Governor of Indiana

Joseph Green

Maj. Gen.

Joseph Groeninger

G.

Joseph Grundy

Joseph Guffey

Senator, Pennsylvania

Joseph Gundy

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Joseph H. GAINES

HONORABLE

Joseph H. Murphy

Joseph H. Rainey

Joseph Hampton Moore

Representative from Pennsylvania

Joseph Hannon

Joseph Hawley

Senator, General

Joseph Hayes Acklen

Honorable

Joseph Hayne Rainey

Hon.

Joseph Hendricks

Representative

Joseph Henry

Prof.

Joseph Higworth

Joseph Hill

Joseph Himes

Joseph Holcomb

Joseph Hornor

P.

Joseph Howell

Representative from Utah

Joseph Humphrey Sloss

Hon.

Joseph J. Davis

Hon. Rep. Capt.

Joseph J. Mansfield

Representative

Joseph J. O'Connell

Assistant General Counsel

Joseph J. Sinnott

Joseph Jacques Cesare Joffre

Maréchal of France

Joseph Jefferson

Joseph Joffre

Marshal

Joseph John Martin

Hon.

Joseph Johnson

Joseph Jorgensen

Hon.

Joseph K. Barnes

Surgeon General

Joseph Keehan

Assistant Attorney General

Joseph Keenan

Assistant

Joseph Kennedy

Joseph Kincer

Principal Meteorologist, Weather Bureau

Joseph Kirkwood

Joseph Kiss

Joseph Kleckner

Joseph Kuhn

Major General

Joseph Lash

Joseph Le Graud

Bishop

Joseph Lebrix

Lieut.

Joseph Lee

Joseph Leiter

Joseph Lorch

Joseph M. Gray

Chancellor of American University

Joseph Malloy

Dept. Com.

Joseph Manlove

Joseph Mansfield

Representative

Joseph Martin

Representative

Joseph Matherson

Lieutenant

Joseph Maull Carey

Representative from Wyoming, 1885-1890; Senator, 1890-1895; Governor, 1911-1913

Joseph McDonald

Honorable

Joseph McKenna

Representative from California; Attorney General of the U.S.; Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

Joseph McKenna McKenna

Justice

Joseph McLaughlin

Joseph McMullen

Lt. Col.

Joseph McReynolds

Joseph Morris

Joseph N. Teal

Joseph N. Weber

Joseph Norcross

Joseph O'Connell

Joseph O'Connor

Comptroller of the Treasury

Joseph O'Mahoney

Senator

Joseph Oliver

Joseph P. Brady

Joseph P. Chamberlain

Prof.

Joseph P. Kennedy

Chairman

Joseph P. McCurdy

President

Joseph P. Monoghan

Representative

Joseph P. Tumulty

Joseph Parkinson Newsham

Hon.

Joseph Patrick Kennedy

Chairman

Joseph Penna

Senator

Joseph Pennell

Joseph Perron

Joseph Pew

Joseph Powell

Hon. Rep.

Joseph R. Defrees

Rear Admiral

Joseph R. Lamar

Joseph R. West

Hon. Senator Lt. Col.

Joseph Ralph

Joseph Ransdell

Senator

Joseph Robinson

Joseph Rock

Joseph Rodman West

Honorable

Joseph Rowan

Honorable

Joseph Rucker Lamar

Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

Joseph Rumbaugh

Lt.

Joseph Ryan

President of the International Longshoreman's Association

Joseph S. McCandless

Joseph Schollick

W.

Joseph Sharkey

M.

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen

Senator

Joseph Sizoo

Doctor

Joseph Stewart

Joseph Story

Judge

Joseph Strauss

Joseph T. Robinson

Senator

Joseph Taggert

Joseph Thomas Heflin

Joseph Trimble Rothrock

M.D.

Joseph Tumulty

Secretary to President Wilson

Joseph Varnum

Speaker

Joseph W. Byrns

Representative

Joseph W. Fordney

Rep.

Joseph W. Martin

House Minority Leader

Joseph W. McIntosh

Comptroller of Treasury

Joseph W. Schollick

osteologist

Joseph W. Stewart

Joseph Walsh

Honorable

Joseph Wannamaker

President of the American Cotton Association

Joseph Ward

Joseph Warren Fordney

Representative

Joseph Weaver

Joseph Weldon Bailey

Representative, Senator

Joseph White

Vice President

Joseph Williams

Reverend

Joseph Wingate Folk

Governor

Joseph Worthington White

Representative of Ohio, Delegate to Democratic National Convention at Baltimore in 1860

Joseph Lane

1801–1881 Hon. North Carolina

Joseph Holt

1807–1894 Judge Kentucky

Joseph B. Wakely

1810–1880 Rev. New York

Joseph Hooker

1814–1879 Brig. Gen. Massachusetts

Joseph McClurg

1818–1900 Hon. Kentucky

Joseph Coburn

1825–1885 Actor New York

Joseph Yates

1825–1890 Quartermaster United States