Gossel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.
The family name is the form of the Goslee. See Goose - "The nobility of the goose is not so obvious as that of the swan. Yet it was in ancient and honourable use as a man's name. Genseric, the name of the great Vandal chief, is referred by Grimm to gänserich, a gander. But it was no doubt the wild goose that gave the name; and if we consider, we shall see that this bird has some qualities calculated to command the respect of those early roving tribes. A powerful bird, strong on the wing, taking long flights to distant lands, marshalled with the most beautiful discipline of instinct, it formed no inapt emblem of those migratory plunderers who renewed their unwelcome visitations with each succeeding spring." The name Goose is not unusual in East Anglia, and Gosland, Gosnell, Goslee, local surnames, appear to be from this source, as well, perhaps, as Goss, Anglo-Saxon Le Gos is the Hundred Rolls form.
How popular is Gossel?
As per 2010 US census, number of Gossels plummeted by 11.63 per cent to 152 since 2000 and slipped by 17186 spots and ranked at 115034. The last name was found in merely 5 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.39 | 98.84 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Johan Gossel worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 20 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on G Canning Humboldt and arrived on May 22, 1854. 41 years old Chriss. Gossel, 16 years old Dorothea Gossel, 16 years old Dorothea Gossel, Agathe Gossel (7) Daughter, Joh. Gossel (30) Farmer, 30 years old Lisette Gossel, Anna Gossel (23), Saddler Carl Gossel, and 32 other Gossel majority of whom were farmer and others worked as daughter and saddler, laborer, smith, baker, merchant migrated to US.