Gottschall Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Arms linked to Gottschalk and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Behind the Gottschall surname stands Gottschalk, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Its meaning, shared with Gottschalk, is “servant of God”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Gottschall as one of the forms Gottschalk took over time. Other spellings include Godschalk.

Get the complete Gottschall report, with a museum-style coat of arms.