Family name Готтшальк (Gottschalk 
, Готтшальк 
) , globally, is a common last name. The last name Готтшальк is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Paraguay, where it is quite a rare surname, and Norway. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Готтшальк is the forename as well as the last name.