Explore the Family Name Goeppner
The meaning of Goeppner
German: from Gobbo, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with got ‘god’ + bald ‘brave’ or berht ‘bright, shining’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Goeppner in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Goeppner is ranked 90,113 in popularity as of 2010, a slight decrease from its rank of 88,461 in 2000. This indicates that the surname has become slightly less common in the United States over this ten-year period. Despite this fall in ranking, the count of people with the Goeppner surname has actually increased by around 5.13%, from 195 in 2000 to 205 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the Goeppner surname per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.07 in both census years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #88,461 | #90,113 | -1.87% |
| Count | 195 | 205 | 5.13% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goeppner
In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Goeppner surname identify as White, making up 94.15% of those with this surname in 2010, a slight decrease from 94.36% in 2000. There was a notable increase in the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.56% in 2000 to 2.93% in 2010. The data does not show any individuals with the Goeppner surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.36% | 94.15% | -0.22% |
| Hispanic | 2.56% | 2.93% | 14.45% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |