Explore the Family Name Goerner

The meaning of Goerner

German (Görner): 1. habitational name for someone from Görna in Saxony or Görne in Brandenburg. 2. variant of Gerner. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Horst, Johannes.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Goerner saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 49,563 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dipped to 59,603, marking a drop of 20.26%. The count of individuals with this surname likewise declined from 398 in 2000 to 339 in 2010, representing a decrease of 14.82%. As a result, the proportion of individuals bearing the Goerner name per 100,000 people fell by 26.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#59,603	-20.26%
Count	398	339	-14.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.11	-26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goerner

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Goerner also shifted slightly during the same period, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was predominantly associated with the White ethnicity (95.98%), but this proportion dropped slightly to 93.51% in 2010. Meanwhile, its association with the Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant increase over the decade, rising from 1.51% in 2000 to 4.13% in 2010, marking an increase of 173.51%. There was also a small growth in its association with Two or More Races, increasing from 1.26% in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010. No change was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	93.51%	-2.57%
Hispanic	1.51%	4.13%	173.51%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.47%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%