How common is the surname Gottlieb?

6,509 people in the United States had the surname Gottlieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. It ranked 5,345th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gottlieb?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gottlieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gottlieb?

Adolph Gottlieb, American artist (1903-1974), followed by William P. Gottlieb.

Where is the surname Gottlieb most common?

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

Is the surname Gottlieb getting more or less common?

About as common. 6,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,509 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

Is Gottlieb also a first name?

Yes. Gottlieb is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gottlieb

A German surname, carried by 6,509 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G341 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gottlieb is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Gottlieb.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,509 people named Gottlieb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,511.

#5,345

rank among US surnames

6,509

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #4,955)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,337	Sorto	6,523	47,332
#5,338	Buell	6,522	47,339
#5,339	Bias	6,518	47,368
#5,340	Emanuel	6,517	47,375
#5,342	Howerton	6,516	47,383
#5,343	Delao	6,515	47,390
#5,344	Chaplin	6,513	47,405

Who is named Gottlieb

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

94% of people named Gottlieb identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gottliebs

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974)
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006)
Lauren Gottlieb
American dancer and actress, born 1988
Carl Gottlieb
American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive, born 1938
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Austrian film director (1930-2006)
Danny Gottlieb
American drummer, born 1953
Anna Gottlieb
Austrian singer, 1774–1856
Lori Gottlieb
American writer and psychotherapist, born 1966
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, born 1996

Notable Gottliebs come mostly from the United States (9), Austria (1) and Brazil (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gottlieb come from?: Borrowed from German Gottlieb.
How common is the surname Gottlieb?: 6,509 people in the United States had the surname Gottlieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. It ranked 5,345th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gottlieb?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gottlieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gottlieb?: Adolph Gottlieb, American artist (1903-1974), followed by William P. Gottlieb.
Where is the surname Gottlieb most common?: Wikidata records people named Gottlieb in the United States, Austria and Brazil.
Is the surname Gottlieb getting more or less common?: About as common. 6,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,509 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.
Is Gottlieb also a first name?: Yes. Gottlieb is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.