The Gottlieb surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,509 people carried this name — #5,345 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,511).
What the name means
The meaning of the Gottlieb surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Old High German got (“God”) + Old High German leiba (“descendant, son”). Used by Pietists as a translation of Amadeus and Theophil through the folk etymology Gott + lieb (“beloved”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gottlieb» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 96 people named Gottlieb live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Gottlieb.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 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
35 people named Gottlieb live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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.
In Poland’s population register
32 people named Gottlieb have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 27 people named Gottlieb live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
100 people named Gottlieb is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Gottlieb in American newspapers,
1875–1904.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 65,195 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gottlieb,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anna Gottlieb 1774–1856 · actor -
Carl Christian Gottlieb 1693–1737 · painter
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Vinzenz Paul Gottlieb 1747–1810 · expert pharmacist
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Christian Gottlieb 1784–1837 · lord of the manor
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Johann Gottlieb 1788–1859 · expert pharmacist
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Johann Gottlieb 1815–1875 · university teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gottlieb.
- 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
- Gotti 306 · U.S. census
- Gottschalk 5,010 · U.S. census
- Gotz 391 · U.S. census
- Goubeaux 423 · U.S. census
- Goud 157 · U.S. census
- Goude 416 · U.S. census
- Goudeau 1,913 · U.S. census
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