Jose Family History
Jose Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese (José): from the personal name José equivalent to Joseph . English (Cornwall): variant of Joyce . Compare Goss . French (José): from an old vernacular form of the personal name Joseph . Indian (Kerala): from the personal name Jose the Malayalam form of Joseph found among Christians in southern India. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022