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    The surname Gossett

    A surname, carried by 11,389 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G230

    Gossett: #3,170 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gossett #3,170, 11,389 people Gossett: #3,170 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gossett #3,170, 11,389 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gossett is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,389 people named Gossett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,109 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,059.

    #3,170
    rank among US surnames
    11,389
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,999)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,161Lauer11,41427,050
    #3,162Gresham11,41227,054
    #3,163Fennell11,41027,059
    #3,164Vest11,40527,071
    #3,165Grogan11,40027,083
    #3,167Rupp11,39927,085
    #3,168Corrigan11,39627,092

    Who is named Gossett

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

    87% of people named Gossett identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gossetts

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louis Gossett Jr.
      American actor (1936–2024)
    • Robert Gossett
      American actor, born 1954
    • Philip Gossett
      American musicologist (1941–2017)
    • Charles C. Gossett
      American politician (1888-1974)
    • Eddie Graham
      American professional wrestler (1930–1985)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gossett

    Gossett has the Soundex code G230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G230.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Gossett?
    11,389 people in the United States had the surname Gossett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,109 Americans. It ranked 3,170th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gossett?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gossett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gossett?
    Louis Gossett Jr., American actor (1936–2024), followed by Robert Gossett.
    Where is the surname Gossett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gossett in the United States.
    Is the surname Gossett getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,389 in 2010, up 3.0%.