The Gause surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,610 people carried this name — #6,111 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 5,235 in 2000.

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In print

Gause in American newspapers,
1844–1921.

Newspaper page from Bogalusa Enterprise And American carrying the name Gause
Bogalusa Enterprise And American 1921-11-03
Newspaper page from The Morning News carrying the name Gause
The Morning News 1897-05-27
Newspaper page from The North-carolinian carrying the name Gause
The North-carolinian 1844-02-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,434 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gause in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

41 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gause. The most, 17, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 22
Western Australia 7
Queensland 4
South Australia 3
Victoria 3
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gause.

Who carried it

People named Gause,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucien C. Gause
    Lucien C. Gause 1836–1880 · lawyer
  • Isaac Gause
    Isaac Gause 1843–1920
  • Nora Trueblood Gause
    Nora Trueblood Gause 1851–1955 · writer
  • Wilhelm Gause
    Wilhelm Gause 1853–1916 · illustrator
  • George Gause d. 1986 · politician
  • William Gause Jr. 1745–1801 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gause,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States253 records

253 records of the Gause name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 123
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bernard Gause

    Born 1940; from Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman; killed in action 1975 in Cambodia. Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James S. Gause

    Born 1919 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Fort McClellan, Alabama; laundry worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Gause

    Arrived at New York in 1894 aboard the Willehad from Bremen, aged 20; cook. From Germany; bound for Philadelphia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 253 records for Gause in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany72 records

72 records of the Gause name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Rudolf Gause

    From Gandrinnen, Insterburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 October 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 33).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Gause

    From Winterbach, Schorndorf. Reported wounded in the Württemberg casualty list of 6 November 1916 (Fusilier Regiment No. 122).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adolf Gause

    From Alexen, Labiau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 27 August 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Gause in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Gause name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Louis Wilhelmus Gause

    Married in 1872 in 's-Gravenhage; "kruier". Died 1898 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 60; clerk.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Huijbert Gause

    Baptised in 1742 in Eemnes.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Georg Heinrich Gaüse

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Gause in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Gause name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Auguste Gause

    Died 1963; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Annie Gause

    Married 1904 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Gause name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elie Francois Gause

    Born 1921 in Lagarde; died 1997 in Auch (Gers).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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