Gath

See also: gath

English

Etymology 1

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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gath is the 39555^th 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.

Etymology 2

From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.

Proper noun

Gath

1. A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.