Gath
See also: gath
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- A reduced form of McGath, a Scottish surname.
- A variant of Garth, an English topographic surname.
- Borrowed from North German Gath, a topographic surname from Middle Low German gate (“street, alley”).
Proper noun
Gath (plural Gaths)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gath is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Gath is most common among White (94.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gath”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.