| ![Show Contents]() Joost History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany Early Origins of the Joost familyThe surname Joost was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Jost became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation. Early History of the Joost familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Joost research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1719 is included under the topic Early Joost History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Joost Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Jost, Joste, Jostes, Jostt, Jostts, Jostte, Josttes, Josst, Jossts, Joost, Joosts, Joostt, Yost and many more. Early Notables of the Joost familyMore information is included under the topic Early Joost Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Joost migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Joost Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johan Joost, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
- Kristoffel Joost, who landed in New York in 1709 1
- Jacob Joost, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1728 1
- Joanis Joost, aged 17, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
- Nicholas Joost, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Joost Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Christopher Joost, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1827 1
- Wilhelm Joost, who arrived in America in 1871 1
- Anna C Joost, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
- Peter Joost, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 1
- Ludwig Joost, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Joost (post 1700) | + |
- Edwin David Joost (1916-2011), American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager
- Oskar Joost (1898-1941), German musician, who played violin, tenor saxophone and clarinet
- Willem Joost Deetman (b. 1945), distinguished politician in the Netherlands
- Joost de Blank (1908-1968), Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
- Joost Wichman (b. 1978), Dutch gold and bronze medalist professional mountainbiker at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships
- Joost van Dyk (1600-1630), Dutch privateer
- Joost M. Tinbergen (b. 1950), Dutch ecologist
- Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), poet Dutch
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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