The Gaus Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

If your family name is Gaus, its origin lies with Gauss, a German surname. At root, the name means “Dweller at the sign of the goose; one with some characteristic of a goose”.

Heraldry and the Gaus name

Looking for a Gaus coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Gaus and Gauss

Gaus drops the “s” of Gauss, a shortening that clerks often made. The same family of names includes Gause.

Gaus ranked 21,119 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,243 people answering to the name. Gaus sounds close to Gass, so it can help to search both. Get the complete Gaus report, with a museum-style coat of arms.