Gosswiller Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

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

Gosswiller Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Gersweiler, the name of two places in Germany.

Gosswiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
France191:3,495,933219,029
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gosswiller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Gersweiler, the name of two places in Germany.

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

Gosswiller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gosswiller is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gosswiller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosswiller? popularity and diffusion

Gosswiller is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gosswiller are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 26 percent reside, Idaho, where 22 percent reside and Minnesota, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Gosswiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gosswiller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gosswiller last name expanded 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gosswiller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gosswiller surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Gosswiller earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,713 USD per year.

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