Youssef Surname Guide

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Youssef, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

In the records

If you carry the Youssef surname, the numbers below show how often it is found. 3,700 Americans were listed as Youssef in the 2010 census. 553 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Youssef name at birth.

A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for a Youssef ancestor. We don't publish a meaning for Youssef without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family.

Want more than a summary? See the Youssef family name pack.