Gott Surname
Approximately 10,148 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,671 | 1:54,334 | 6,485 |
| England | 1,986 | 1:28,055 | 3,796 |
| Canada | 388 | 1:94,963 | 10,347 |
| Australia | 278 | 1:97,107 | 11,018 |
| Germany | 214 | 1:376,194 | 35,529 |
| Algeria | 147 | 1:262,800 | 27,537 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| New Zealand | 63 | 1:71,878 | 10,704 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| Mexico | 44 | 1:2,821,050 | 22,257 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,288 | 1:18,925 | 2,715 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,598 | 1:31,426 | 3,789 |
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.
From the old place of the name in the parish of Tingwall, Shetland. Laurance Got in Funzie, 1627 (Shetland).
(English) Dweller by a Drain, Ditch, or Sluice [N.Dial.E. got(t)e; Old English gut]
(German) A shortened form of a longer name containing the word “God.”
Apparently an old baptismal name. Will til' Gotte. H.R.
Gott: a watercourse—equivalent to Goyt and Gut.
Gott: a native of Gothland, when not from a watercourse, or from Gautr.
The West Riding name of Gott was represented by Gotte in Lincolnshire and Norfolk during the 14th century (H. R.).
Gott Demographics
Gott Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Gott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gott (Russian: Готт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gott.
How Common Is The Last Name Gott? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,550th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 718,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gott are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gott is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 62 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,671 people, or 1 in 54,334. In The United States Gott is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Gott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gott surname increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 617 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gott Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gott surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gott surname are 12.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.07% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotte | 89 | 5,125 | / |
| Gotts | 89 | 2,068 | / |
| Goett | 89 | 504 | / |
| Goott | 89 | 117 | / |
| Gostt | 89 | 20 | / |
| Goutt | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ngott | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ghott | 89 | 1 | / |
| Goitt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ott | 86 | 113,884 | / |
| Got | 86 | 3,995 | / |
| Goutte | 80 | 1,575 | / |
| Goitte | 80 | 434 | / |
| Gottås | 80 | 32 | / |
| Goytte | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gottsh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ghotte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gottch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngoutt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghoitt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godtte | 80 | 1 | / |
| G'otte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gotthe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Otte | 75 | 32,706 | / |
| Gote | 75 | 14,049 | / |
| Gatt | 75 | 10,500 | / |
| Hott | 75 | 7,067 | / |
| Goth | 75 | 4,870 | / |
| Gout | 75 | 4,047 | / |
| Gutt | 75 | 3,527 | / |
| Ngot | 75 | 3,146 | / |
| Goit | 75 | 2,312 | / |
| Otts | 75 | 1,752 | / |
| Gost | 75 | 1,502 | / |
| Goot | 75 | 835 | / |
| Godt | 75 | 726 | / |
| Gots | 75 | 584 | / |
| Otth | 75 | 401 | / |
| Ghot | 75 | 319 | / |
| Goet | 75 | 168 | / |
| Gütt | 75 | 82 | / |
| Goyt | 75 | 66 | / |
| Outt | 75 | 57 | / |
| Goût | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ostt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ottz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gojt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gotp | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uott | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ottd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oitt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gozt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Goht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oytt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gátt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gútt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oztt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ottt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oott | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gottová | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gottova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gotthch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Go | 67 | 337,643 | / |
| Gutte | 67 | 10,119 | / |
| Gothe | 67 | 6,021 | / |
| Ot | 67 | 4,727 | / |
| Hotte | 67 | 3,744 | / |
| Ghost | 67 | 2,826 | / |
| Ghote | 67 | 1,847 | / |
| Gatte | 67 | 1,479 | / |
| Gotch | 67 | 1,294 | / |
| Goute | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Gocht | 67 | 865 | / |
| Godts | 67 | 816 | / |
| Goite | 67 | 783 | / |
| Hottz | 67 | 593 | / |
| Ghout | 67 | 463 | / |
| Gatts | 67 | 459 | / |
| Kgote | 67 | 380 | / |
| Ghoth | 67 | 331 | / |
| Ngout | 67 | 323 | / |
| Hoitt | 67 | 314 | / |
| Gouth | 67 | 311 | / |
| Goste | 67 | 237 | / |
| Goist | 67 | 223 | / |
| Goots | 67 | 178 | / |
| Hotts | 67 | 153 | / |
| Goote | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ghatt | 67 | 135 | / |
| Goust | 67 | 125 | / |
| Hoytt | 67 | 121 | / |
| Gouts | 67 | 110 | / |
| Gošte | 67 | 93 | / |
| Goudt | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gautt | 67 | 58 | / |
| Goitz | 67 | 53 | / |
| Goith | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngoyt | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gooth | 67 | 34 | / |
| Huott | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngoot | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goyte | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goost | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gosht | 67 | 19 | / |
| Goedt | 67 | 18 | / |
| D'Ott | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goottsch | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hostt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghoot | 67 | 14 | / |
| Outtz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nggot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gohut | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goyts | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gouët | 67 | 6 | / |
| Outte | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houtt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uotts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gosts | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Got | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gosst | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gatth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghoyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goutd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gutth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Något | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goths | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghoet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oitth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oidtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaztt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goetd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goutp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oostt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goëtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oitts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gottschs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hgatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oustt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Outts | 67 | 0 | / |
Gott Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gott in the Russian language | ||
| Готт | gott | - |
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