Gottshaw Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gottshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gottshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottshaw is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottshaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gottshaw live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Gottshaw is most frequent in: Florida, where 78 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 18 percent reside.

Gottshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gottshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottshaw last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Gottshaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottschaw940/
Gotshaw9345/
Goshaw8684/
Gottschow8211/
Gottschaf820/
Godshaw80120/
Gooshaw8071/
Goushaw8053/
Gutshaw804/
Outshaw801/
Gatshaw800/
Gosaw772/
Goodshaw7516/
Gutschaw751/
Godschaw751/
Gashaw71134,513/
Goshow71111/
Guttschow7143/
Güttschow7120/
Goshaf711/
Gousaw710/
Gutsaw710/
Gotsova67185/
Goshova6744/
Ottsova6722/
Gutshow674/
Goschow673/
Gadshaw672/
Ngotsav671/
Ghoshaf671/
Gaschaw671/
Gottsov671/
Gasheaw671/
Gudshaw670/
Gasshaw670/
Getshow670/
Gaxshaw670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gottshaw
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