177.16 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Gottschalk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gottschalk is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Göttschalk. For other potential spellings of Gottschalk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottschalk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 18,020^th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 237,798 people. The surname Gottschalk is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Gottschalk live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gottschalk is also the 2,084,397^th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 20,899 people, or 1 in 3,852. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Gottschalk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gottschalk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gottschalk surname grew 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gottschalk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gottschalk surname are 35.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Gottschalk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.42% more than the national average, earning 530,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.64% more than the national average, earning R 441,156 per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 CAD per year.