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

Gosha, 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 Gosha surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gosha in America

Gosha is the 24531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gosha surname appeared 1,019 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gosha.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gosha 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 Gosha

The surname Gosha is of Russian origin and is believed to have emerged during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Russian word "gost," which means "guest" or "visitor." This suggests that the name may have originally been given to someone who frequently welcomed guests or visitors, perhaps a tavern owner or innkeeper.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Gosha can be found in the Sofiyskaya Pervaya Letopis (Sofian First Chronicle), a Russian chronicle from the 15th century. In this text, there is a mention of a man named Gosha Ivanov, who lived in the town of Suzdal in the late 14th century.

The Gosha surname is also present in the Dvinskaya Letopis (Dvina Chronicle), a historical document from the 16th century that chronicles events in the northern Russian city of Kholmogory. One notable individual mentioned in this text is Ivan Gosha, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, the Gosha surname can be found in various records from the city of Novgorod, one of the oldest and most important cities in medieval Russia. One notable individual from this time period is Fyodor Gosha, a wealthy merchant who was involved in trade with the Hanseatic League, a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and their market towns.

Moving forward in time, the 18th century saw the rise of a prominent military figure named Mikhail Gosha (1700-1772). He served as a general in the Russian Imperial Army and played a significant role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774.

Another notable individual with the Gosha surname is the Russian writer and journalist Nikolai Gosha (1809-1870). He was a prominent figure in the Russian literary scene of the 19th century and is best known for his novels and short stories that explored the lives of the Russian nobility and gentry.

In the early 20th century, the Gosha surname was also associated with the Russian revolutionary movement. One notable figure was Yakov Gosha (1882-1937), a Bolshevik activist who played a role in the October Revolution of 1917 and later served in various government positions during the early years of the Soviet Union.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gosha

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

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 Gosha 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 Gosha 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 Gosha was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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