Gottschalk

English

Etymology

German, Jewish, and Danish surname, equivalent to Gott (“god”) + Schalk (“servant”).

Proper noun

Gottschalk (plural Gottschalks)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Gottschalkian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gottschalk is the 6733^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5010 individuals. Gottschalk is most common among White (95.05%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Possibly from Old High German Godescalc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔtʃalk/

Proper noun

Gottschalk m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottschalks)

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Gottschalk m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gottschalks or (with an article) Gottschalk, feminine genitive Gottschalk, plural Gottschalks)

1. a surname