Josh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 10
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 3
Norfolk 29
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Josh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Josh family

Profession Census Frequency
Blacksmith 3
Servant 2
Independent 2
Weaver 2
Female Servant 2
Dress Maker 1
Labourer 1
Apprentice 1
Carpenter 1
Farmer 1
Saddler Journeyman 1
Wheel Wright 1
Agent 1
Shoe Apprentice 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Josh

Name Census Frequency
Mary Josh 42
William Josh 33
John Josh 27
Elizabeth Josh 24
James Josh 19
Jane Josh 19
Thomas Josh 19
Sarah Josh 18
Henry Josh 16
Samuel Josh 13
Ellen Josh 12
Isaac Josh 12
Ann Josh 10
Charles Josh 9
Emily Josh 9
George Josh 9
Robert Josh 9
Alfred Josh 8
Alice Josh 8
Eliza Josh 7
Joseph Josh 7
Annie Josh 6
Lucy Josh 6
Fanny Josh 5
Harriet Josh 5

Josh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Joshua 67% 1,807
2 Josh 100% 510
3 Josiah 67% 406

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The surname Josh is the 2nd most popular variant of Joshua.

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