The Gosson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 295 people carried this name — #66,931 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 314 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Gosson surname
Possibly a variant of Godson.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gosson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Gosson.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Oise.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gosson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stephen Gosson 1554–1624 · writer
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Stephen Gosson 1554–1624 · writer
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Neville Gosson 1927–2016 · rugby league player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gosson.
- Goslin 1,743 · U.S. census
- Gossard 1,941 · U.S. census
- Gosse 786 · U.S. census
- Gosselin 6,104 · U.S. census
- Gosset 168 · U.S. census
- Gossin 166 · U.S. census
- Goth 677 · U.S. census
- Gothier 155 · U.S. census
- Gottardi 209 · U.S. census
- Gottardo 119 · U.S. census
- Gotte 335 · U.S. census
- Gottfried 2,180 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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