# Gottlieb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gottlieb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,509 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,345 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,434 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (6,511 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Gottlieb.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gottlieb in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gottlieb in the United States, Austria and Brazil.

## People named Gottlieb

- Adolph Gottlieb, American artist (1903-1974)
- William P. Gottlieb, American photographer (1917–2006)
- Lauren Gottlieb, American dancer and actress
- Carl Gottlieb, American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive
- Franz Josef Gottlieb, Austrian film director (1930-2006)
- Danny Gottlieb, American drummer
- Anna Gottlieb, Austrian singer
- Lori Gottlieb, American writer and psychotherapist
- Otto Gottlieb, Brazilian chemist, researcher and university teacher (1920-2011)
- Joey Bishop, American entertainer (1918–2007)
- Jane Winton, American actress (1905–1959)
- Gottmik, American drag performer and make-up artist

## Similar surnames

Guadalupe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.