How rare is the last name Jose?

12,633 people in the United States have the last name Jose, about 1 in 23,660. It ranks #2,777 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JOSE

#2,777

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,633
About
1 in 23,660
This common or more
51.7%
Who bears it

Of the 12,633 people with the last name Jose, 41.9% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 36% as Hispanic or Latino and 12.4% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jose

#2,775 Ricketts · 12,642#2,776 Scales · 12,636#2,778 Wiles · 12,632#2,779 Archuleta · 12,630

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jose, most common first.

#8,040 Josey · 3,953#32,304 Joss · 764#33,810 Josue · 724#61,433 Josie · 353#69,958 Josh · 302#123,817 Josi · 146#134,631 Josa · 130

Also a first name

As a first name, Jose ranks #16 of 53,615, with 1,211,106 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2002, with 12,916 births. See Jose as a first name

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