Gottschall Surname
Approximately 3,409 people bear this surname
Gottschall Surname Definition:
(German) Descendand of Gotesscalc (God's servant).
Read More About This SurnameGottschall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,637 | 1:49,179 | 6,418 |
| United States | 1,260 | 1:287,666 | 26,744 |
| Hungary | 89 | 1:110,295 | 10,533 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| Austria | 71 | 1:119,936 | 16,774 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
The alternate forms: Gottscháll (31) are calculated separately.
Gottschall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendand of Gotesscalc (God's servant).
User-submitted Reference
A German surname the translates as "God's call".
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Average Male Gottschall Height
177.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gottschall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gottschall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gottschall has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Gottscháll. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gottschall? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,420th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,137,737 people. The last name Gottschall is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gottschall reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,637 people, or 1 in 49,179. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 28 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Hungary, where 3 percent are found.
Gottschall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gottschall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gottschall last name rose 674 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gottschall Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gottschall last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Gottschall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.49% less than the national average, earning 233,640 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 214.52% more than the national average, earning R 747,420 per year; in United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,284 CAD per year.
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