Yousefi
family name
Yousefi (Persian: یوسفی) is a Persian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Joseph". It is rare as a given name.
The surname Yousefi is predominantly found in Iran, indicating its origin in that region. It is believed to have derived from a historical context when Persians referred to Jewish individuals as 'Yousefi,' which could be the reason why it became a family name.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Yousefi” as family name. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as family name. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2601379.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Yousefi”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Yousefi primary sources, Yousefi archive and Yousefi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Yousefi”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
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This entry incorporates text from “Yousefi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.