Find out how popular the last name Gause is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gause.

Gause, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gause surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gause in America

Gause is the 6111th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gause surname appeared 5,610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Gause.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gause to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gause

The surname Gause is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "Gaus," which means a person from a specific district or region. The name first appeared in the southern German states during the Middle Ages, particularly in Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg.

Records show that the name Gause was mentioned in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the Duchy of Austria, dating back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Rudiger Gause, a farmer from the town of Rottenburg in Baden-Wurttemberg, who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the name Gause appeared in the town records of Nuremberg, where it was often spelled as "Gawse" or "Gawsen." Johann Gause, a wealthy merchant from Nuremberg, was a prominent figure in the city's trade guilds during this time.

The Gause family later spread to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries, including Switzerland and Austria. Notable individuals with this surname include Hans Gause (1553-1611), a German composer and organist from Dresden, and Karl Friedrich Gause (1784-1857), a Prussian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, some members of the Gause family immigrated to the United States, where the name was sometimes anglicized to "Goss" or "Goss." One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname in America was Johann Gause, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1732 from the German Palatinate region.

Other notable individuals with the surname Gause include Richard Gause (1906-1986), an American biochemist and molecular biologist known for his research on nucleic acids, and John Gause (1922-2004), an American actor and television personality best known for his role in the sitcom "The Jeffersons."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gause

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gause.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gause was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gause has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gause was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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