Gath
See also: gath
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Gath (plural Gaths)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gath”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
Etymology 2 edit
From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.
Proper noun edit
Gath
- A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.