Gatsch Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gatsch Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Gato, a pet form of Gadafrid (comrade, peace).

Gatsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Austria171:500,90847,931
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gätsch (18) & Gãtsch (3) are calculated separately.

Gatsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Gato, a pet form of Gadafrid (comrade, peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gatsch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gatsch Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gatsch occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gätsch or Gãtsch. For other potential spellings of Gatsch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gatsch live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 31 percent are found, Ohio, where 19 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Gatsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gatsch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 606 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gatsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gatsch surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Gatsch earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gätsch9418/
Gãtsch943/
Gautsch92805/
Gatzsch92159/
Gatsche9259/
Gaitsch9254/
Gadtsch924/
Gaetsch922/
Gattsch920/
Gatch91849/
Gaitzsch86639/
Gautzsch86125/
Gatzsche8684/
Gattsche8614/
Götsch831,955/
Gotsch831,752/
Gatche83163/
Getsch83119/
Gaitch8334/
Gadsch8321/
Gazsch837/
Gaatch832/
Gautch832/
Gatshe832/
Gautsh830/
Gattch830/
Gatzsh830/
Gach8058,514/
Gats801,071/
Gatc804/
Goetsch774,025/
Göttsch771,178/
Kgatshe77660/
Gottsch77620/
Gotsche77170/
Gotzsch7740/
Gautshe778/
Goitsch776/
Gothsch775/
Ghatche772/
Gautzsh771/
Ghatshe771/
Götzsch771/
Gaitche771/
Gautche770/
Goutsch770/
Gautschová755/
Gache734,021/
Gauch732,685/
Gatse731,852/
Gotch731,294/
Gaich73846/
Gatts73459/
Gachs73125/
Gaits7374/
Gayts7330/
Gaach7316/
Ghach7312/
Gatci7310/
Gauts739/
Ghats737/
Getsh735/
Gahch734/
Gaych733/
Ggach733/
Gaats733/
Gatås733/
Gaths732/
Gatss732/
Gasci731/
Gatcs731/
Gotsh731/
Gajch731/
Gatst731/
Gatsx731/
Gatzh730/
Gadts730/
Goettsch711,489/
Gottsche71246/
Goottsch7116/
Goitzsch7112/
Gothsche7110/
Gotzsche718/
Goestsch712/
Gôttsche711/
Ghaitche711/
Gottschs710/
Goetzsch710/
Gac674,901/
Gauche671,994/
Gaiche67594/
Gaites67205/
Kgatse67103/
Ghache6789/
Gachhe6753/
Gotche6726/
Ghauts6718/
Gotschová6715/
Gadshe6713/
Ghauch6711/
Gadche6710/
Goggitsch6710/
Gadcht679/
Ghaich679/
Gauchh677/
Godsch677/
Gaytes676/
Ghaits675/
Goetsh674/
Gottsh673/
Ghotsh673/
Gotshe673/
Ghatts672/
Gottch672/
Goutch672/
Ghaych672/
Gathse671/
Gautse671/
Gaihch671/
Gothch671/
Gaache671/
Gayche671/
Kgache671/
Gauchë671/
Gostch671/
Gotchs670/
Gattzs670/

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