Gosselin is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gosselin
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Frequent name in Normandy. This is a diminutive of the name of person Germanic origin Gosse (LT & gos, goth gaut = people).

How popular is Gosselin?

Gosselin is common in Canada.

Gosselin is ranked 13553 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gosselin bearers increased by 2.295961 per cent in 2010 US census to 6104 since 2000, the surname slipped by 312 spots and ranked at 5681. The last name was found in around 21 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.86 96.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.83
Others 1.11 0.92
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.62
Black 0.59 0.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.23
Gosselin is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 38922 people have been found who wears Gosselin as their family name. Gosselin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
10,542 China4
108,034 Italy3
119,730 Brazil3
18,625 Japan2
147,165 Czech Republic2
95,312 Argentina2
9,185 Hong Kong2
993 Guernsey2
31,767 Greece2
24,269 Peru2
28,746 Algeria1
14,644 Tunisia1
6,820 Angola1
53,033 Nigeria1
37,493 Austria1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
4,249 Cambodia1
62,864 New Zealand1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
36,678 Singapore1
19,810 Croatia1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
17,236 Ghana1
5,467 Haiti1
49,529 Israel1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,374 Bermuda1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
3,307 Malta1
8,268 Mauritius1
10,190 Bahrain1
2,190 Barbados1
11,510 Oman1
9,591 Panama1
38,841 Scotland1
353 Cook Islands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,273 Luxembourg46
16,483 Chile45
374 Jersey39
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
60,950 Spain28
62,494 Netherlands22
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,596 Colombia87
254 New Caledonia86
45,655 England86
31,215 Australia72
Countries with hundreds of Gosselin:
31,047 Germany336
17,404 Mexico209
6,292 Switzerland189
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Gosselin:
550 France9,417
4,877 United States8,139
1,434 Belgium1,047
Countries with ten thousands of Gosselin:
173 Canada18,853
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Comments

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Grady Heather
 Gosselin is a surname common in Normandy and in the north, diminutive kid, named person of Germanic origin from goz god, divinity name.

Gosselin Namesakes

  • Aaden Jonathan Gosselin, Jon Gosselin's son
  • François Gosselin, Political figure
  • Anabelle Gosselin, Film Art Director
  • François Gosselin, Political figure
  • Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Gosselin, Political figure
  • Jared Lee Gosselin, Record producer
  • Benoit Gosselin, Ice hockey player
  • Benoit Gosselin, Ice hockey player
  • Bertrand Gosselin, Musician
  • Mario Gosselin, Race car driver
  • Emilie Gosselin, from 2011 comedy, romance movie Soufflé au Chocolat, who characterized the Noémie and Wife.

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