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Early Origins of the Gossman family

The surname Gossman was first found in Austria, where the name Gussmann came from humble beginnings in early times but later gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the area's medieval society. Eventually the family achieved prominence by forming a number of branches and acquiring distant estates, thereby elevating their social status.

Early History of the Gossman family

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Gossman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gutzmann, Gutzmar, Gutzmer, Gussman, Gusmann, Guzmann, Guzman, Gusman, Gussman, Guessmann, Gossmann, Goessmann, Guessman, Gosman, Goesman, Guetzmann, Gotzmann, Goetzmann, Guetzman, Gotzman, Goetzman and many more.

Early Notables of the Gossman family

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Gossman Ranking

In the United States, the name Gossman is the 16,920th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Gossman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gossman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Adam Gossman, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 2
Gossman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Peter Gossman, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1908
  • Thomas Gossman, aged 66, who landed in America from London, England, in 1912
  • Oscher Gossman, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Rowno, Russia, in 1913
  • Diobe Gossman, aged 25, who landed in America from Arman, Russia, in 1914
  • Amalia Gossman, aged 67, who immigrated to America from Oranienbaum, Germany, in 1922
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Gossman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gossman Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Vincent Gossman, aged 35, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Gossman (post 1700) +

  • Lionel Gossman (1929-2021), Scottish-born, American scholar of French literature, former Professor of Romance Languages at Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University
  • Francis Joseph Gossman (1930-2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Raleigh from 1975 to 2006
  • Brian Gossman, Scottish international rugby union player in the 1980s, brother of Jimmy Gossman
  • James "Jimmy" Gossman, Scottish international rugby union player in the 1980s, brother of Brian Gossman


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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