Explore the Family Name Gosson

The meaning of Gosson

1. English: assimilated form of Godson. 2. English: assimilated form of Gotteson from the Middle English personal name Got(te) + son. See Gott. 3. Irish (Louth, Meath and Dublin): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gusáin, ‘descendant of Gusán’, a diminutive of the word gus meaning ‘force, vigor, impetuosity, fierceness’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gosson saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gosson ranked 60,083 in popularity and declined to a rank of 66,931 in 2010, marking an 11.4% decrease. The total count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 314 to 295 during this decade, showing a decrease of 6.05%. The proportion of the population with the Gosson surname per 100,000 people decreased by 16.67%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#66,931	-11.4%
Count	314	295	-6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gosson

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Gosson surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, it is predominantly White, with 92.36% identifying as such in 2000, increasing slightly to 92.88% in 2010. The next largest group identified as Black, with a small decrease from 5.73% in 2000 to 5.42% in 2010. A tiny fraction, 1.59%, reported two or more races in 2000, but this dropped to zero by 2010. No individuals with the Gosson surname were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.36%	92.88%	0.56%
Black	5.73%	5.42%	-5.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.59%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%