Explore the Family Name Goen

The meaning of Goen

1. Irish: variant of Gowen. 2. German (also Göen and Gön): from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with the element gond ‘battle’. 3. Flemish: variant of Godin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Goen has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Goen ranked as the 24,037th most popular surname in the United States, with an estimated 979 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, despite the count of individuals with the Goen surname increasing slightly to 1,004, the rank fell to 24,802, representing a 3.18% decrease in popularity. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,037	#24,802	-3.18%
Count	979	1,004	2.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goen

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows small but significant shifts in the ethnic distribution associated with the Goen surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 34.15%, while those identifying as having two or more races saw a drop of 17.29%. A majority of individuals with the surname remained predominantly White, although this group experienced a slight decrease of 1.25%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, seeing an impressive growth of 95.54%. The census did not record any changes for the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	95.02%	-1.25%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.19%	95.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	1.1%	34.15%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.1%	-17.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%