Last Name JOE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Korean, Native American, Romanian, Estonian, Chinese, Hungarian

Rank 3,891 (2000 US census) 3,687 (1990 US census)
Count 8,382 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 12.42%, or 1041 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 25.66%, or 2151 total occurrences, as black,
  • 21.65%, or 1815 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 34.62%, or 2902 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.85%, or 239 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.79%, or 234 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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