About the Joos Surname

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Joos usually leads back to Jost. At root, the name means “from the name Jodocus”.

Heraldry and the Joos name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Jost surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Joos and Jost

Joos is listed among the recognised spellings of Jost.

About 1,243 people in the United States were recorded as Joos in 2010, placing it 21,119 on the national list. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. 898 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Joos name at birth. For the full story, order the Joos surname pack.