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{{Infobox surname
| name            = Joshi
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| languageorigin  = [[Sanskrit]]
| origin          = [[South Asia]]
| derivation      = [[Jyotisa]]
| meaning         = [[Astrologer]]
| variant         = Josi, Jyoshi, Joshee
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| seealso         = [[Bhatt]], [[Pathak]], [[Pandey]], [[Tripathi]], [[Upreti]], [[Tiwari]], [[Jyotishi]]
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'''Joshi''' is a surname used by the [[Brahmin]] (caste) in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices ''[[jyotisha]]''. ''Jyotisha'' refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from ''jyotish'' ("light bringer or reflect light like sun").<ref name=jameslochtefeldsca326>James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|0-8239-2287-1}}, pages 326–327</ref>

Joshi is a common family name in [[Delhi]], [[Gujarat]], [[Karnataka]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Goa]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref name=joshi>{{cite book|author=Office of the Registrar General [India] |title=Census of India, 1961 |volume=8, Part 6, Issue 10 |year=1968|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=33}}</ref>

== Notable individuals ==
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List of people with Joshi surname, who may or may not be associated with [[Brahmin]] caste.
=== Politicians, civil servants, and military ===
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* [[Alok Joshi]], Indian police officer and intelligence agency chief
* [[A. C. Joshi]] (1908–1971), Indian botanist and Civil Service officer
* [[Banwari Lal Joshi]] (1936–2017), Indian civil servant and state governor
* [[Bhanu Bhakta Joshi]], Nepalese politician
* [[Bhojraj Joshi]], Nepalese politician
* [[Bipin Chandra Joshi|B.C. Joshi]] (1935–1994), Chief of the Indian Army
* [[C. P. Joshi]], Indian politician (Indian National Congress), former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India
* [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]], Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
* [[Govinda Raj Joshi]], Nepalese politician (Nepali Congress) and former Minister
* [[Hari Dev Joshi]], 11th, 16th and 18th chief minister Of Rajasthan
* [[Hora Prasad Joshi]], Nepalese politician
* [[Manohar Joshi]], 12th chief minister of Maharashtra
* [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], Indian politician (Bharatiya Janta Party), chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the parliament
* [[Nabindra Raj Joshi]], Nepali politician
* [[Pralhad Joshi]], Indian politician (BJP)
* [[Puran Chand Joshi]], Indian communist leader
* [[Rita Bahuguna Joshi]], Indian politician (BJP)
* [[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]], Indian agricultural activist and politician
* [[Suresh Joshi (RSS)]] (born 1947), former [[Sarkaryavah]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], a [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Hindutva]] [[Paramilitary|paramilitary organisation]]
* [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]], Indian army, Chief of staff of Northern army command

=== Writers, educators, and scholars ===
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* [[Anandi Gopal Joshi]] (1865–1887), first Indian woman to be awarded a western medicine degree
* [[Angur Baba Joshi]] (1932–2020), Nepalese scholar, first female School Principal of Nepal
* [[Anil R. Joshi]] (1940–2025), Gujarati-language poet and essayist
* [[Anupam Joshi]], American cybersecurity expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
* [[Aravind Joshi]], Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania
* [[Arun Joshi]], Indian novelist
* [[Chintaman Vinayak Joshi]], Marathi humorist, author of "Chimanrao" series of books
* [[Girija Prasad Joshi]], Nepalese Newari language writer
* [[Indra Joshi]], British physician
* [[Lakshman Shastri Joshi]], Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic
* [[Mahadevshastri Joshi]], Marathi writer
* [[Mangal Raj Joshi]], Nepalese royal astrologer
* [[Manohar Shyam Joshi]], post-modern Hindi writer and Father of Indian soap operas
* [[Prasoon Joshi]], Hindi lyricist
* [[Prem Lal Joshi]], Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer
* [[Ramlal Joshi]], Nepalese author and writer 
* [[Ruchir Joshi]], author and filmmaker
* [[S. T. Joshi]], Indian-American editor, critic, and scholar
* [[Satya Mohan Joshi]] (1920–2022), Nepalese author and writer, first recipient of Madan Puraskar
* [[Sharad Joshi]], Hindi writer and satirist, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Shekhar Joshi]], Hindi author
* [[Shukraraj Shastri]] (born Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr
* [[Suresh Joshi]], Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic
* [[Sushma Joshi]], Nepalese writer and filmmaker
* [[Umashankar Joshi]], Gujarati poet

=== Artists and performers ===
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* [[Aashirman DS Joshi]], Nepalese actor
* [[Anshuman Joshi]], Marathi actor
* [[Ayushman Joshi]], Nepalese actor
* [[Bhimsen Joshi]], Bharat Ratna, vocalist of Hindustani classical music
* [[Chetan Joshi]], flautist
* [[Damayanti Joshi]], Kathak dancer and guru
* [[Dev Joshi]], Indian television actor
* [[Dilip Joshi]] (born 1969), Hindi and Gujarati actor
* [[Gajananrao Joshi]], violinist and vocalist Hindustani classical music
* [[Gayatri Joshi]], Indian Actress
* [[Gulki Joshi]] (born 1980), Indian television actress
* [[Hardeek Joshi]] indian television actor 
* [[Indira Joshi (actor)|Indira Joshi]], British Indian actor 
* [[Indira Joshi (singer)|Indira Joshi]], Nepali singer and model
* [[Jitendra Joshi ]], Marathi Actor
* [[Malina Joshi]], Nepali beauty pageant and model
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor
* [[Manasi Joshi Roy]] (born 1968), Indian television actress
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi]], Marathi actress
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] (born 1969), Indian Actress, winner of National award for the film ''Woh Chokri''
* [[Poonam Joshi]] (born 23 October 1970), Indian television actress 
* [[Prasoon Joshi]] (born September 1971), Indian lyricist
* [[Purbi Joshi]] (born 1974), Indian actress
* [[Rohan Joshi]] Indian Stand-up comedian, performer
* [[Santosh Joshi]], vocalist of Hindustani classical music
* [[Sharman Joshi]] (born 1979), Bollywood actor
* [[Shikha Joshi]] (1976-2015), Indian actress who committed suicide
* [[Shivangi Joshi]] (born 1998), Indian television actress
* [[Spruha Joshi]], Marathi actress
* [[Swwapnil Joshi]] (born 1977), Marathi actor
* [[Tulip Joshi]], Indian Actress, model
* [[Joshiy|V Joshi]], (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his Malayalam films
* [[Vinayak Joshi]], Kannada actor

=== Sports ===
* [[Aniruddha Joshi]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer
* [[C. G. Joshi]] (born 1931), Indian cricketer
* [[Harshvardhan Joshi]], Indian mountaineer
* [[Naresh Joshi]], Nepalese football 
* [[Sunil Joshi]], cricketer who played for India national cricket team as a left arm spinner in one day internationals and test match cricket
* [[Sunil Lal Joshi]], Nepali Olympic weightlifter
* [[Uday Joshi]], Indian cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club

=== Social service ===
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* [[Narayan Malhar Joshi]], Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league
* [[Nirmala Joshi]], Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity

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