Explore the Family Name Gosa

The meaning of Gosa

1. Americanized form of an unidentified surname. Compare Gosey. 2. Polish: unexplained. 3. Ethiopian: from the personal name Gosa, meaning ‘tribe’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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How common is the last name Gosa in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gosa has seen a marginal decline over a decade. In 2000, this surname was ranked 22,143rd in popularity with 1,089 individuals bearing it, equating to approximately 0.4 per 100,000 people. By 2010, despite an increase in count to 1,123, its rank had dropped slightly to 22,809th and its proportion per 100,000 people had also decreased by 5% to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,143	#22,809	-3.01%
Count	1,089	1,123	3.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gosa

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that in 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the Gosa surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaskan Natives. However, a significant change was observed in those identifying as two or more races; their percentage almost doubled from 1.01% to 1.96%. The majority of people with the Gosa surname identified as White (60.06% in 2000 and 59.04% in 2010) and Black (33.88% in 2000 and 35.89% in 2010). There was a notable decrease in the Hispanic population, dropping almost half from 4.13% to 2.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.06%	59.04%	-1.7%
Black	33.88%	35.89%	5.93%
Hispanic	4.13%	2.14%	-48.18%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.96%	94.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%