Godschalk Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Godschalk is usually a form of Gottschalk. At root, the name means “servant of God”. Before spelling was fixed, Gottschalk was also written Godschalk. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Related forms: Gottschall.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Gottschalk surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Godschalk surname pack.