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

Goslin, 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 Goslin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goslin in America

Goslin is the 16481st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goslin surname appeared 1,743 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Goslin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goslin 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 Goslin

The surname Goslin originated in the northern French region of Normandy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "goselin," which itself comes from the Germanic name Gozelin or Gozzelinus. The name is a diminutive form of the Germanic name "Goz," meaning a descendant or offspring.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Goslin can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to record the landholdings and wealth of England. The Domesday Book mentions a landowner named Goslin holding lands in the county of Hertfordshire.

In the 12th century, a nobleman named Goslin de Luzarches was mentioned in historical records as a participant in the Second Crusade, which took place between 1147 and 1149. He was a French knight who accompanied King Louis VII on the crusade to the Holy Land.

Another notable bearer of the name was Robert Goslin, a 13th-century English churchman who served as the Archdeacon of Berkshire and is mentioned in ecclesiastical records from that period.

During the 14th century, a French scholar and clergyman named Jean Goslin was known for his writings on theology and canon law. He was born around 1300 and lived during the reign of King Philip IV of France.

In the 16th century, the name Goslin was found in various spellings, such as Goslyne, Goselyn, and Goslinge, particularly in areas of southern England and East Anglia. One notable example was Sir Ralph Goslinge, a prominent English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for the county of Essex in the 1550s.

Another notable individual with the surname Goslin was John Goslin, a 17th-century English painter who was active in the late 1600s and is known for his portraits and landscapes. He was born in 1655 and died in 1720.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goslin

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

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

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