Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Look up another surname
The gott Surname

gott Name Meaning and History

  1. German: from short form of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.
  2. South German and Swiss German: from Middle High German got(t)e ‘godfather’.
  3. English (of Norman origin): from a personal name having the same etymology as 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

The gott name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the gott family name as far back in history as possible.

gott Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add gott family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of gott Families in the US in 1920
Number of gott families
 42-81
 15-41		 1-14
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view gott census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for gott records.
  • You can see how gott families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search gott census records.

More resources for your gott family history

Start your FREE family tree. We'll start searching.

Enter a few simple facts about your family. We'll use what you enter to try and find more.

Begin your family tree with your name:


Member Connections

More Tools and Resources