The Goetschel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 107 people carried this name — #152,628 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 14% from 124 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Goetschel.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Goetschel live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Goetschel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maurice Goetschel 1858–1921 · lawyer
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Jules Goetschel 1908–1981 · lawyer
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Roland Goetschel 1930–2025 · university teacher
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Roland Goetschel 1930–2025 · university teacher
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Antoine F. Goetschel 1958– · lawyer
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Antoine Goetschel 1958– · lawyer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Goetschel.
- Goerger 134 · U.S. census
- Goerig 124 · U.S. census
- Goertz 1,437 · U.S. census
- Goes 538 · U.S. census
- Goethals 440 · U.S. census
- Goetsch 1,961 · U.S. census
- Goetz 13,390 · U.S. census
- Goetzmann 129 · U.S. census
- Goff 32,298 · U.S. census
- Goffard 169 · U.S. census
- Goffin 368 · U.S. census
- Goffinet 701 · U.S. census
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