Gosse Surname
Approximately 16,255 people bear this surname
Gosse Surname Definition:
Nick 'the goose'; Middle English gos; compare Duck, Drake, Wildgoose, &c.
1502. 'Item, delivered to John Goose, my Lord of Yorkes fole (fool) in reward, 12d': Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.Stolen from Fore-bears
Isabel le Gous, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameGosse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6,403 | 1:3,603 | 351 |
| France | 4,712 | 1:14,097 | 1,456 |
| Canada | 2,570 | 1:14,337 | 2,115 |
| United States | 1,234 | 1:293,727 | 27,220 |
| Germany | 323 | 1:249,243 | 27,070 |
| Belgium | 229 | 1:50,204 | 8,179 |
| Australia | 179 | 1:150,814 | 15,978 |
| Benin | 176 | 1:58,725 | 7,253 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Jamaica | 35 | 1:81,998 | 3,758 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Gossé (126), Gösse (25) & Gossè (1) are calculated separately.
Gosse (3,932) may also be a first name.
Gosse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the goose'; Middle English gos; compare Duck, Drake, Wildgoose, &c.
1502. 'Item, delivered to John Goose, my Lord of Yorkes fole (fool) in reward, 12d': Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.Stolen from Fore-bears
Isabel le Gous, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Gows, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Michael le Govs, Somerset, ibid.
Richard le Gos, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
John le Goos, 1313 Writs of Parliament.
Richard le Goos, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Cicilia Gous, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Gosse, 1379: ibid.
1538. Elyzabeth Goose, d. of Robarte Goose: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
A curious conjunction of names is found in the first of the following entries:
1549. Married — Nicholas Ferret and Agnes Goose: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
'Thomas Goose was executed at Garstang, Lancashire, Feb. 14, 1716, for joining the Scotch insurgents in 1715': Baines' Lancashire.
Although Wildgoose still exists, our Gooses (I may not say Geese) have now stuck to Goss as a preferable form.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Goce,' whence diminutive Gocelin or Josselin; v. Goose (a) and Goslin. Although the diminutive has quite overshadowed the root-name, it was decidedly popular in its day. For full account, v. Joyce. In a hamlet containing fourteen householders there are found the two following names:
Simon Joce, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Goose, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
(French-Teut.) the common French Gosse, from Gos, Goz, Gaus, Gauz, O.H.Ger. forms of Gaut (Goth) But note the Mod. French gosse, ‘brat,’ ‘urchin.’ (English) conf. with Goos(e, q.v.
Swift as the gos drives on the wheeling hare.—Burns, ‘The Brigs of Ayr.’
“Goose” in Old English. (God).
(English, German, French, Hungarian) Dweller in, or near, a moor or wood, a Goth; a shortened form of names beginning with the element god; dweller near a hedge of thorns; dweller at the sign of the goose; one who came from the former town of Goss, in Austria.
In Scotland, a sponsor for a child; but more probably the Anglo-Saxon gos, a goose.
As Cornish names, from root of Coode, q. v,
(Saxon.) A goose, from Gos, a goose.
William Gosce, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Amauri de Gosse of Normandy, t. Henry V. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm, v.); John and Walter Gosce, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
The name of Goss is now best represented in the Aylesbury district. In the 13th century Gosse was a common Bucks name, occurring in Stoke Goldington, Ravenstone, and in other parts of the county (H. R.).
Gosse Demographics
Average Gosse Salary in
United States
$47,484 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gosse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosse (Russian: Госсе) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It may also be found as: Gossé, Gösse or Gossè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,716th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 448,326 people. Gosse is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Gosse live; 32 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Gosse is also the 111,615th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 3,932 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 6,403 people, or 1 in 3,603. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 46 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 24 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Gosse exists in 45 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Gosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gosse surname increased 1,259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gosse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gosse last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gosse last name are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gosse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.03% more than the national average, earning 408,464 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.35% less than the national average, earning R 106,104 per year; in United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,378 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosse in the Russian language | ||
| Госсе | gosse | - |
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