Last Name GOSS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Nickname: The goose. Also, 'the son of Goce,' whence diminutive Gocelin or Josselin. Although the diminutive has quite overshadowed the root-name, it was decidedly popular in its day. A goose, from 'Gos,' a goose.

Origin	English, Anglo-Saxon, Jewish, Native American, Falkland, Austrian

Rank	1,266 (2000 US census)	1,047 (1990 US census)

Count	25,464 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.56%, or 21023 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
13.68%, or 3483 total occurrences, as black,
0.28%, or 71 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.69%, or 176 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.41%, or 359 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.39%, or 354 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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