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

Gotell, 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 Gotell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gotell in America

Gotell is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gotell surname appeared 135 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 Gotell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gotell 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 Gotell

The surname Gotell is believed to have originated in the region of Languedoc in southern France during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "goter," which means "to drip" or "to leak," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a spring or stream.

One of the earliest known records of the name Gotell can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Lézat, a 12th-century cartulary (collection of charters) from the Abbey of Lézat in the Ariège region of southern France. In this document, a person named Petrus de Gotell is mentioned in connection with a land transaction from the year 1190.

Another early reference to the name appears in the Livre des Fiefs, a feudal record compiled in the 13th century for the County of Toulouse. This document lists a certain Raymundus Gotell as a vassal holding lands in the village of Castanet-Tolosan, near the city of Toulouse.

Over time, the name Gotell underwent various spelling variations, including Goutelle, Goutell, and Gotelle. Some of these variations may have been influenced by the places where different branches of the family settled.

One notable bearer of the Gotell surname was Jean Gotell, a 15th-century merchant from Montpellier who played a role in the city's thriving trade with the Mediterranean region. Another was Antoine Gotell, a 16th-century Protestant reformer from Nîmes who was persecuted for his beliefs during the French Wars of Religion.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Gotell family settled in the village of Cazillac, near the town of Béziers. One member of this branch, Pierre Gotell (1625-1698), served as the local magistrate and left behind several written records documenting the history of the region.

While the Gotell surname is most commonly associated with southern France, it also appears to have spread to other parts of Europe over the centuries. For example, a family by the name of Gottell is recorded as having lived in the town of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gotell

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

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

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