Gorss Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gorss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Görss (23) are calculated separately.

Gorss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorss (Russian: Горсс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Görss. Click here for further possible spellings of Gorss.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorss? popularity and diffusion

Gorss is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gorss are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States Gorss is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live.

Gorss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gorss are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gorss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görss9323/
Gorsse91813/
Goerss91307/
Gourss911/
Gors89423/
Orss899/
Goursse831/
Gorst803,983/
Gorse803,192/
Goers801,621/
Gorsh80220/
Gours80149/
Ghors80141/
Gurss80138/
Gorsd80134/
Gohrs8024/
Gorsz8022/
Gerss8021/
Garss8014/
Horss807/
Gosrs806/
Gorrs801/
Goors801/
Ourss801/
Orsse801/
Ors751,790/
Gorshe73273/
Gorsch73257/
Goehrs73142/
Ghorse7398/
Gourse7342/
Ghorst7318/
Gorsht7313/
Garsse733/
Goerrs733/
Goorse733/
Horsst732/
Gorsøe732/
Ghours731/
Gherss731/
Gharss731/
Gierss731/
Ngorsh731/
Hourss730/
Gers672,852/
Ours672,361/
Görs671,310/
Orse67963/
Hors67763/
Gars67691/
Goersch67369/
Gorsche67181/
Gürs67166/
Gurs6785/
Orrs6770/
Oors6763/
Orsh6738/
Gorsova6731/
Orst6722/
Arss6719/
Gohrsch674/
Uors674/
Orsz671/
Ghorshe671/
Ghoorse671/
Ojrs671/
Gharsse671/

Gorss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorss in the Russian language
Горссgorss-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorss
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