How common is the surname Gottschalk?

5,010 people in the United States had the surname Gottschalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,626 Americans. It ranked 6,733rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gottschalk?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gottschalk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gottschalk?

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician and composer (1829-1869), followed by Ferdinand Gottschalk.

Where is the surname Gottschalk most common?

Wikidata records people named Gottschalk in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Gottschalk getting more or less common?

More common. 4,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,010 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Gottschalk

An occupational surname, carried by 5,010 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gottschalk is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

From German, Jewish, and Danish surname, equivalent to Gott (“god”) + Schalk (“servant”).

Gottschalk is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,010 people named Gottschalk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,626 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,448.

#6,733

rank among US surnames

5,010

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,953)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,727	Stanek	5,014	61,577
#6,729	Gladney	5,012	61,601
#6,732	Roll	5,011	61,614
#6,733	Gottschalk	5,010	61,626

Who is named Gottschalk

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

95% of people named Gottschalk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gottschalks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louis Moreau Gottschalk
American musician and composer (1829-1869)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Actor (1858-1944)

Notable Gottschalks come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Gottschalk

Godshall

Gottschalk has the Soundex code G324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G324.

Questions

Where does the surname Gottschalk come from?: From German, Jewish, and Danish surname, equivalent to Gott (“god”) + Schalk (“servant”).
How common is the surname Gottschalk?: 5,010 people in the United States had the surname Gottschalk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,626 Americans. It ranked 6,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gottschalk?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gottschalk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gottschalk?: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician and composer (1829-1869), followed by Ferdinand Gottschalk.
Where is the surname Gottschalk most common?: Wikidata records people named Gottschalk in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Gottschalk?: Gottschalk is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Gottschalk getting more or less common?: More common. 4,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,010 in 2010, up 13%.