Goss is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goss
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: A goose, from Saxon Gos meaning a goose

How popular is Goss?

Goss is common in United States.

Goss is ranked 10695 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Goss bearers increased by 2.807886 per cent in 2010 US census to 26179 since 2000, the surname slipped by 83 spots and ranked at 1349. The last name was found in around 89 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.46 82.56
Black 14.15 13.68
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.39
Others 1.74 1.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.28
Goss is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 50270 people have been found who wears Goss as their family name. Goss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
8,411 Costa Rica4
11,480 Japan4
7,683 Latvia3
6,270 Hong Kong3
1,118 Isle of Man2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
26,123 Malaysia2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
9,272 Ecuador2
19,093 Finland2
40,256 Mexico2
28,232 Morocco2
95,312 Argentina2
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
7,292 Vietnam1
50,549 Georgia1
810,193 Indonesia1
31,584 Peru1
53,505 Turkey1
49,101 Denmark1
4,249 Cambodia1
799 British Virgin Islands1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,374 Bermuda1
1,879 Belize1
28,746 Algeria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
7,941 Guatemala1
5,467 Haiti1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
14,644 Tunisia1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,895 South Korea1
1,572 Macau1
3,307 Malta1
10,190 Bahrain1
12,745 Luxembourg1
3,071 Jersey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
43,911 Spain47
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
17,488 Norway39
52,947 Netherlands31
38,499 Zimbabwe30
124,645 Ukraine30
42,407 Sweden22
49,545 Belarus20
5 Falkland Islands16
60,256 Czech Republic15
7,162 Thailand15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
22,440 Belgium74
15,572 Switzerland72
14,658 Israel71
2,992 Puerto Rico68
Countries with hundreds of Goss:
27,752 Philippines451
11,492 Kenya392
1,098 Wales361
28,906 France343
2,749 New Zealand277
2,768 Scotland243
97,255 India225
61,856 Russia217
1,341 Northern Ireland215
2,304 Ireland197
1,506 Jamaica178
48,322 Italy157
8,140 Austria157
21,388 Kazakhstan119
Countries with thousands of Goss:
1,740 England4,571
2,223 South Africa2,922
1,267 Australia2,507
3,648 Germany2,421
3,435 Canada1,368
11,148 Brazil1,224
5,016 Poland1,193
Countries with ten thousands of Goss:
1,297 United States29,824
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jane Goss worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ottowa and arrived on May 12, 1846. Margaret Goss, aged 16, Spinner John Goss, 27 years old Thomas Goss, James Goss, aged 22, Maid Ann Goss, 10 years old Michael Goss, 35 years old Anthy. Goss, 27 years old James Goss, and 2 other Goss around 44.44% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Italy

Enrico Goss worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 23 years old embarked for Barre from Havre on La Gascogne and arrived on November 11, 1895.

Comments

E
Ericka Tedrick
 goss is a surname, represents the modern form of the old German name of Germanic origin goz, divinity name.

Goss Namesakes

  • Aaden Jonathan Gosselin, Jon Gosselin's son
  • Ernst Gossner, Film director
  • Hattie Gossett, Playwright
  • Tom Goss, Singer-songwriter
  • François Gosselin, Political figure
  • Kimberly Goss, Singer
  • Angela Gossow, Vocalist
  • John Goss, Racing driver
  • Philip Henry Gosse, Author
  • Alwina Gossauer, Photographer

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