How common is the surname Gosnell?

6,931 people in the United States had the surname Gosnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,546 Americans. It ranked 5,060th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gosnell?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gosnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gosnell?

Raja Gosnell, American film editor and director, followed by Kermit Gosnell.

Where is the surname Gosnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Gosnell in the United States.

Is the surname Gosnell getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,931 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Gosnell

An English surname, carried by 6,931 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G254

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gosnell is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From earlier Gosnold, possibly from a former place called Gosenwold, a compound of Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”), from Old English weald, Anglian Old English wald.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,931 people named Gosnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,546 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,988.

#5,060

rank among US surnames

6,931

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,640)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,057	Durr	6,937	44,507
#5,058	Lock	6,936	44,513
#5,059	Siebert	6,932	44,539
#5,060	Buenrostro	6,931	44,546

Who is named Gosnell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Gosnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gosnells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raja Gosnell
American film editor and director, born 1958
Kermit Gosnell
American serial killer (1941-2026)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gosnell come from?: From earlier Gosnold, possibly from a former place called Gosenwold, a compound of Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”), from Old English weald, Anglian Old English wald.
How common is the surname Gosnell?: 6,931 people in the United States had the surname Gosnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,546 Americans. It ranked 5,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gosnell?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gosnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gosnell?: Raja Gosnell, American film editor and director, followed by Kermit Gosnell.
Where is the surname Gosnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Gosnell in the United States.
Is the surname Gosnell getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,931 in 2010, down 0.8%.