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

Gottschalk is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Göttschalk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 18,020^th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 237,798 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gottschalk reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gottschalk is also the 2,084,397^th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne 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. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Gottschalk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gottschalk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gottschalk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gottschalk are 35.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.3% being registered with the political 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.