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

Gutshall, 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 Gutshall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gutshall in America

Gutshall is the 16848th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gutshall surname appeared 1,694 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 Gutshall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gutshall 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 Gutshall

The surname Gutshall is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "gut" meaning "good" and "schall" meaning "sound" or "echo," potentially referring to a person with a loud or clear voice.

One of the earliest known records of the Gutshall name can be found in the German state of Saxony, where a family bearing this surname resided in the small town of Gutshall near Dresden. The name likely originated as a reference to their place of residence before spreading to other regions.

In the late 17th century, the Gutshall family began migrating to the American colonies, with some of the earliest arrivals settling in Pennsylvania. Johann Michael Gutshall, born in 1680, is recorded as one of the first Gutshalls to arrive in the New World, establishing a homestead in the area that is now Berks County.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Gutshall name appeared in various historical documents and records across the United States. Notable individuals included Jacob Gutshall, a Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia, and John Gutshall, a prominent merchant and landowner in Ohio in the early 1800s.

One of the most famous bearers of the Gutshall name was Henry Clay Gutshall (1838-1908), a renowned educator and author from Pennsylvania. He founded the Gutshall Publishing Company and wrote several textbooks on subjects such as grammar, composition, and literature.

Another notable figure was William Gutshall (1871-1945), a successful businessman and philanthropist from Indiana. He established the Gutshall Manufacturing Company and later donated a significant portion of his wealth to educational institutions and charitable causes.

In more recent times, the name Gutshall has been associated with various fields, including academia, politics, and the arts. For example, Ralph Gutshall (1922-2012) was a respected professor of English at the University of South Carolina, while Charles Gutshall (1894-1976) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the 1940s.

While the Gutshall surname may have originated from a specific region in Germany, it has since spread across the globe, with families bearing this name found in various countries and cultures, each with their unique stories and histories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gutshall

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

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

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