Gott Surname

50,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gott,' a drain or water-channel. A well known Yorkshire name. In Craven dialect and in Hallamshire a gote or goyt denotes a water-channel from a mill-dam; compare Gutter; v. Skeat on gut and Way's Promptorium Parvulorum; compare the Yorkshire Sykes.

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Gott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6711:54,3346,485
England1,9861:28,0553,796
Canada3881:94,96310,347
Australia2781:97,10711,018
Germany2141:376,19435,529
Algeria1471:262,80027,537
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Sweden141:703,34052,204
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guam11:160,1214,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2881:18,9252,715
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5981:31,4263,789

Gott (62) may also be a first name.

Gott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gott,' a drain or water-channel. A well known Yorkshire name. In Craven dialect and in Hallamshire a gote or goyt denotes a water-channel from a mill-dam; compare Gutter; v. Skeat on gut and Way's Promptorium Parvulorum; compare the Yorkshire Sykes.

John de la Gote, 3 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Johannes del Gote, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Magota del Gote, 1379: ibid.

Johanna atte Gotte, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Robertus atte Gotte, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the old place of the name in the parish of Tingwall, Shetland. Laurance Got in Funzie, 1627 (Shetland).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller by a Drain, Ditch, or Sluice [N.Dial.E. got(t)e; Old English gut]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) A shortened form of a longer name containing the word “God.”

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

Apparently an old baptismal name. Will til' Gotte. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gott: a watercourse—equivalent to Goyt and Gut.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Gott: a native of Gothland, when not from a watercourse, or from Gautr.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The West Riding name of Gott was represented by Gotte in Lincolnshire and Norfolk during the 14th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gott (Russian: Готт) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gott.

How Common Is The Last Name Gott? popularity and diffusion

Gott is the 50,550th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 718,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gott live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gott is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,671 people, or 1 in 54,334. In The United States Gott is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Gott exists in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Gott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gott surname grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 617 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gott last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gott surname are 12.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Gott earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.47% more than the national average, earning 468,837 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.88% more than the national average, earning R 358,560 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $47,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotte895,125/
Gotts892,068/
Goett89504/
Goott89117/
Gostt8920/
Goutt896/
Ngott893/
Ghott891/
Goitt890/
Ott86113,884/
Got863,995/
Goutte801,575/
Goitte80434/
Gottås8032/
Goytte8014/
Gottsh803/
Ghotte802/
Gottch802/
Ngoutt802/
Ghoitt801/
Godtte801/
G'otte801/
Gotthe800/
Otte7532,706/
Gote7514,049/
Gatt7510,500/
Hott757,067/
Goth754,870/
Gout754,047/
Gutt753,527/
Ngot753,146/
Goit752,312/
Otts751,752/
Gost751,502/
Goot75835/
Godt75726/
Gots75584/
Otth75401/
Ghot75319/
Goet75168/
Gütt7582/
Goyt7566/
Outt7557/
Goût7514/
Ostt7514/
Ottz7510/
Gojt759/
Gotp754/
Uott753/
Ottd752/
Oitt752/
Gozt752/
Goht751/
Oytt751/
Gátt751/
Gútt751/
Ojtt751/
Oztt751/
Ggot751/
Ottt750/
Oott750/
Gottová7310/
Gottova735/
Gotthch731/
Go67337,643/
Gutte6710,119/
Gothe676,021/
Ot674,727/
Hotte673,744/
Ghost672,826/
Ghote671,847/
Gatte671,479/
Gotch671,294/
Goute671,115/
Gocht67865/
Godts67816/
Goite67783/
Hottz67593/
Ghout67463/
Gatts67459/
Kgote67380/
Ghoth67331/
Ngout67323/
Hoitt67314/
Gouth67311/
Goste67237/
Goist67223/
Goots67178/
Hotts67153/
Goote67144/
Ghatt67135/
Goust67125/
Hoytt67121/
Gouts67110/
Gošte6793/
Goudt6768/
Gautt6758/
Goitz6753/
Goith6740/
Ngoyt6736/
Gooth6734/
Huott6733/
Ngoot6726/
Goyte6726/
Goost6724/
Gosht6719/
Goedt6718/
D'Ott6716/
Goottsch6716/
Hostt6714/
Ghoot6714/
Outtz6713/
Nggot6710/
Gohut679/
Goyts677/
Gouët676/
Outte676/
Houtt675/
Uotts674/
Gosts674/
N'Got674/
Gosst674/
Gatth673/
Ghoyt673/
Goutd672/
Gutth672/
Något672/
Goths672/
Goits672/
Ghoet672/
Oitth672/
Ngatt671/
Oidtt671/
Hgoth671/
Gaztt671/
Godte671/
Godth671/
Godtz671/
Goetd671/
Gotsh671/
Goutp671/
Goodt671/
Oitte671/
Hoott671/
Oostt671/
Ngoit671/
Gotås671/
Gouyt671/
Goëtz671/
Gojts671/
Ghodt671/
Ghoit671/
Gojte671/
Oitts670/
Gottschs670/
Hgatt670/
Oustt670/
Outts670/

Gott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gott in the Russian language
Готтgott-

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