Goetsch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The German state of Saxony is the glorious birthplace of the distinguished surname Goetsch which literally means "God's echo."

Early Origins of the Goetsch family

The surname Goetsch was first found in Saxony, where the name Gottschalk emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. Since the 13th century the surname has been closely associated with the social and economic advancement of the region's feudal society.

Early History of the Goetsch family

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Goetsch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gottschalk, Gottshalk, Gottschalck, Gottchalk, Gottshalt, Gottschalck, Gottschaldt, Gottschalhs, Gottschall, Gottschalt, Gottschalg, Gottschlag, Gottschoclk, Gottschol, Gottschall, Gottechalk, Gottschlick, Gottschling, Gotshall, Gottshall, Gottshlick and many more.

Early Notables of the Goetsch family

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Goetsch Ranking

In the United States, the name Goetsch is the 16,149^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Goetsch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goetsch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Sophie Goetsch, aged 39, who landed in America in 1843 2
Friedrich Wilhelm August Goetsch, who arrived in America in 1845 2
Charl Luise Frid Goetsch, aged 43, who arrived in America in 1846 2
Charles Goetsch, who landed in Arkansas in 1895 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Goetsch (post 1700) +

Samuel David Goetsch (b. 1879), American politician, Member of Iowa State Senate; Elected 1934 3

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 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html