Goshorn Family History
Goshorn Name Meaning
Probably a variant of South German Ganshorn, presumably a
topographic name, in which the suffix -horn denotes a
promontory or horn of land; Low German gos ‘goose’
corresponds with standard Gans.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Goshorn Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Goshorn families
 27 - 51  10 - 26 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Goshorn families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Goshorn Family Origin
Goshorn Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Goshorn
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Goshorn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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