Joslin

English

Alternative forms

• Josselyn

Etymology

English surname, borrowed through French from a Germanic name, from *Gauzelin, a diminutive of names formed from Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”). The name was also influenced by French Josse (see Joyce).

Proper noun

Joslin (countable and uncountable, plural Joslins)

1. A surname.
2. A suburb of Adelaide, in the city of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
3. An unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Joslin is the 5094^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6868 individuals. Joslin is most common among White (91.07%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Jolins