Goshen Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Goshen family

The surname Goshen was first found in Hampshire where the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Cosham, held by Geofrey, a Norman noble, from Hugh de Port who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Today Cosham is a suburb of Portsmouth, but back in early times, the Domesday Book the place name was known as Coseham 1 and literally meant "homestead or enclosure of a man called Cossa." 2

Alternatively the name could have originated from the root name Cosh and in his case, it was from the Middle English "cosche, cosshe" which meant "small cottage, hut, hovel." 3

In this latter scenario, the first record of the family was Robert Cosh who was listed in Leicestershire temp. Edward I. About the same time, Lucas de la Kosche was listed in the Assize Rolls for Essex in 1248 and Roger de Coyssh was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. 3

Early History of the Goshen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goshen research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1248, 1296, 1554, 1572, 1576 and 1624 are included under the topic Early Goshen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goshen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cosham, Gosham, Cosh, Coyish, Coysh, Cossam, Cossum, Coshum, Goshem, Coshem, Coshalme, Cossam and many more.

Early Notables of the Goshen family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Stephen Gosson (1554-1624), English author, 'a Kentish man,' admitted scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 4 April 1572. "He graduated B.A. at the...
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Goshen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goshen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Daniel Goshen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1756 4
Francis Goshen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 4
Isaac Goshen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1768 4
John Geo Deitrich Goshen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1768 4

Goshen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Goshen, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 4

Historic Events for the Goshen family +

USS Arizona

Mr. William E. Goshen, American Seaman First Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 5

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html