Explore the Family Name Gosch

The meaning of Gosch

1. North German (also Gösch): from a shortened form of the personal name Godschalk, Low German form of Gottschalk. 2. South German (Bavaria and Austria): nickname from Gosche(n) ‘mouth’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Claus, Erwin, Guenther, Heinz, Helmut, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gosch has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,590th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 23,371st, marking an 8.25% decline. The number of individuals bearing this surname also dropped over this period, with a count of 1,126 in 2000 and 1,089 in 2010, a change of -3.29%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Gosch surname per 100,000 people decreased by 11.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,590	#23,371	-8.25%
Count	1,126	1,089	-3.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.37	-11.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gosch

Regarding ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Gosch surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.51%) and 2010 (97.06%), experiencing only a minor decrease of 0.46%. The second most common ethnicity associated with this surname was Hispanic, which saw an increase from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.84% in 2010, a growth of 29.58%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 0.62% to 0.46%, a drop of 25.81%. There were no individuals with the Gosch surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	97.06%	-0.46%
Hispanic	1.42%	1.84%	29.58%
Two or More Races	0.62%	0.46%	-25.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%