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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GOSS

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (chiefly West Country): variant of Gosse.
2. German: from the Germanic personal name Gozzo, a short form of the various compound names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)