Släkthistoria för Gockel
Gockel Vad efternamn betyder
North German: habitational name from a place in Westphalia called Gockeln. The placename is presumably derived from gok an obsolete word for a bog. South German (also Göckel): either a nickname for someone with a cheerful disposition from Middle High German gogel ‘cheerful lively’ or an occupational name for an entertainer (modern German Gaukler) from Middle High German gockeln goukeln Middle Low German gōkelen ‘to perform tricks’. South German (Göckel): from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Jacob. Compare Goeckel and Kegley.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
