Explore the Family Name Gosha

The meaning of Gosha

1. Americanized form of French Gauthier. 2. Probably also an Americanized form of German Gosche. Some characteristic forenames: French Angelle, Mechelle, Monique.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gosha saw a minor decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 23,501 to 24,531, a change of -4.38%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Gosha surname increased slightly during this same period, with an increase from 1,008 in 2000 to 1,019 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 1.09%. The proportion per 100k also decreased by -5.41%, going from 0.37 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,501	#24,531	-4.38%
Count	1,008	1,019	1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gosha

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that more individuals identifying as Black adopted the surname Gosha between 2000 and 2010, with a 9.42% increase. Simultaneously, there was a significant rise in those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a whopping 98.55% increase. Individuals of Hispanic heritage using the Gosha surname also saw an increase of 65.17%. Conversely, the number of individuals identifying as White, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those of two or more races saw decreases of -15.26%, -100.00%, and -51.87% respectively. It's noteworthy to mention that the data for American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	62.6%	68.5%	9.42%
White	31.85%	26.99%	-15.26%
Two or More Races	3.47%	1.67%	-51.87%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.47%	65.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	1.37%	98.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0%	-100%