Name Meaning & Origin
"A surname."
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
Josey is an abbreviated form of the given name Joseph. Notable people with the name include:Josey Garcia, American politician Josey Jewell, American football player Josey Little (1821–1877), British jockey and soldier Josey Montana McCoy, American voice actor Josey Rebelle, British musician Josey Scott, American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer Josey Wales, Jamaican dancehall DJ
Josey is an abbreviated form of the given name Joseph. Notable people with the name include:Josey Garcia, American politician Josey Jewell, American football player Josey Little (1821–1877), British jockey and soldier Josey Montana McCoy, American voice actor Josey Rebelle, British musician Josey Scott, American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer Josey Wales, Jamaican dancehall DJ
Life Path 2 — Harmony & Diplomacy: Cooperative, sensitive, and excellent mediators.
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Root element "Josey" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "A surname.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
~4,160 people named Josey in the US. Peaked in 2012 with 121 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Josey is 2, associated with Harmony & Diplomacy. Soul Urge: 11. Personality: 9.
Josey is Predominantly Female. Based on US data, 24% male and 76% female.
Approximately 4,160 people in the United States are named Josey. The name peaked in 2012 with 121 recorded uses.
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