Gottesman Surname

136,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gottesman Surname User-submission:

The meaning is 'a god man' in Idish/German and it comes from Hungary.

Gottesman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3651:153,26015,724
Israel7101:12,0531,846
Canada871:423,51337,101
England631:884,41445,970
France181:3,690,151224,666
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gottesman (14) may also be a first name.

Gottesman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning is 'a god man' in Idish/German and it comes from Hungary.

- oriel

Gottesman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottesman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottesman? popularity and diffusion

Gottesman is the 136,208th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,211,027 people. The last name Gottesman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gottesman are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gottesman is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,365 people, or 1 in 153,260. In The United States Gottesman is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 38 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Gottesman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gottesman are 42.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.97% registered with the party.

The amount Gottesman earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 110.17% more than the national average, earning $104,420 CAD per year.

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Gottesman Reference & Research

Goetzman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gottesman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Goetzman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Gottesman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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