Explore the Family Name Goeman

The meaning of Goeman

1. Dutch: from a short form of the medieval personal name Go(e)dman, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gōd ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’ + man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of German Gömann or Goemann or Göhmann (see Gohman).

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How common is the last name Goeman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goeman is not very common in the United States. In 2000, it was ranked 44,821 and increased slightly in 2010 to rank 44,872, marking a minimal change of -0.11. The total count of individuals with the Goeman surname also saw modest growth from 451 in 2000 to 478 in 2010, indicating an increase of approximately 6%. However, when analyzed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Goeman surname saw a decrease of about 6%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#44,872	-0.11%
Count	451	478	5.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goeman

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Goeman, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it predominantly belongs to individuals who identify as White. This group accounted for 94.68% of the Goeman surname bearers in 2000, and this number slightly increased to 95.61% in 2010. A small percentage were found to be of Hispanic ethnicity, which rose from 1.33% in 2000 to 2.09% in 2010. In 2000, some individuals identified as having two or more races, and as American Indian and Alaskan Native, however, these groups were not represented in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islanders or Black with the Goeman surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	95.61%	0.98%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.09%	57.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.77%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.77%	0%	0%