How common is the surname Gossard?

1,941 people in the United States had the surname Gossard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,065 Americans. It ranked 15,178th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gossard?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gossard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gossard?

Stone Gossard, American guitarist (born 1966), followed by Arthur Gossard.

Where is the surname Gossard most common?

Wikidata records people named Gossard in the United States.

Is the surname Gossard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,941 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Gossard

A surname, carried by 1,941 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gossard is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,941 people named Gossard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,065 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,860.

#15,178

rank among US surnames

1,941

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,171	Ferman	1,942	158,983
#15,178	Llanas	1,941	159,065
#15,183	Stiver	1,940	159,147

Who is named Gossard

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

95% of people named Gossard identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gossards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stone Gossard
American guitarist (born 1966)
Arthur Gossard
American scientist, 1935–2022

Questions

How common is the surname Gossard?: 1,941 people in the United States had the surname Gossard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,065 Americans. It ranked 15,178th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gossard?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gossard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gossard?: Stone Gossard, American guitarist (born 1966), followed by Arthur Gossard.
Where is the surname Gossard most common?: Wikidata records people named Gossard in the United States.
Is the surname Gossard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,941 in 2010, up 4.4%.