Explore the Family Name Gotz

The meaning of Gotz

South German (almost exclusively Götz) and Jewish (Ashkenazic; Götz): variant of Goetz. Some characteristic forenames: German Manfred, Otto, Viktor.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Gotz' has seen a downturn between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,708th among all surnames in the United States but slid to the 52,970th position by 2010, marking a decrease of 21.19%. A similar trend was also observed in the number of individuals carrying the surname; with the count declining from 465 to 391, a drop of 15.91% was recorded over the decade. The surname's prevalence per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.17 to 0.13, experiencing a 23.53% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,708	#52,970	-21.19%
Count	465	391	-15.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.13	-23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gotz

With regard to ethnicity associated with the 'Gotz' surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly linked to individuals identifying as White, although there was a minor decline in this group from 94.62% in 2000 to 93.61% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant surge of 35.88%, rising from 3.01% to 4.09% during the same period. However, no change was noted in the percentage of individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity. The proportion of people identifying with two or more races, initially at 1.51% in 2000, was not recorded in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.62%	93.61%	-1.07%
Hispanic	3.01%	4.09%	35.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%