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English
Etymology
German, Jewish, and Danish surname, equivalent to Gott (“god”) + Schalk (“servant”).
Proper noun
Gottschalk (plural Gottschalks)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gottschalk is the 6733rd 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
Proper noun
Gottschalk m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottschalks)
- 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)
- a surname