Gottlieb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The origin of the proud surname Gottlieb can be traced to the historic kingdom of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslovakia. German surnames developed at a time when most of Bohemia, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to differentiate themselves.

Early Origins of the Gottlieb family

The surname Gottlieb was first found in Bohemia, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Gottlieb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gottlieb research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1620, 1654 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Gottlieb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gottlieb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gottlieb, Godlieb, Gottlieber, Gotlieb, Gotlieber, Godlieber, Gotleeb and many more.

Early Notables of the Gottlieb family

During this early period, notable bearers of the name Gottlieb included

Ernest Gottlieb of Anhalt-Plotzkau (1620-1654), a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Plotzkau

Gottlieb Ranking

In the United States, the name Gottlieb is the 6,182^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Gottlieb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gottlieb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Matthias Gottlieb Gottschalk arrived in Delaware in 1746
Geo Gottlieb, who landed in South Carolina in 1749 2

Gottlieb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jakob Gottlieb, who landed in North America in 1848 2
Philipp Ludwig Gottlieb, who arrived in North America in 1848 2
Emilie Gottlieb, who arrived in America in 1851 2
Karl Gottlieb Seedorf, who arrived in America in 1856
Gottlieb Gottlieb, who landed in North America in 1856 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Gottlieb Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Max Gottlieb, who landed in Arkansas in 1904 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gottlieb (post 1700) +

Robert Adams Gottlieb (1931-2023), American writer and editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and The New Yorker
Bob Gottlieb (1940-2014), American basketball coach for the NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1975-1980)
Joseph Abraham "Joey Bishop" Gottlieb (b. 1918), American actor, member of the famous "Rat Pack"
William P. Gottlieb, American photographer
Doug Gottlieb (b. 1976), American basketball player
David Gottlieb (1911-1982), American plant pathologist
Carl Gottlieb (b. 1938), American screenwriter
Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974), Jewish-American abstract expressionist painter and sculptor
George S. Gottlieb, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1986, 1988; Candidate for Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1991 3
Edward P. Gottlieb, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1934, 1935 3
... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Gottlieb family +

Bismarck

Hellmut Gottlieb (1921-1941), German Matrose who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details