Joseph is also a common French, German, and Jewish surname, derived from the given name Joseph. In fact, Joseph is currently the 614th most popular surname in France. Joseph is also used by Indian Christians as a surname, mostly by Saint Thomas or Assyrian/Syriac Christians in the state of Kerala in the south.Scripts: יוסף (Hebrew), יוסף (Yiddish), ജോസഫ് (Malayalam)French Pronunciation: ZHO-ZEHFGerman Pronunciation: YO-zehf