Explore the Family Name Goes

The meaning of Goes

1. Dutch, Flemish, and German: variant of Goos. 2. Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places called Góis, of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Portuguese Joaquim, Paulo. Spanish Manuel, Alvaro, Carlos, Julio, Luiz, Marcelo, Mario, Orlando, Raul, Virgilio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Goes' decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 38,141 in popularity, with a count of 546 people bearing the name. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 40,610 with a decrease of 6.47%, while the number of people with the surname had also slightly declined by 1.47% to 538. This reduced the proportion of people named 'Goes' per 100,000 from 0.2 to 0.18, marking a 10% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#40,610	-6.47%
Count	546	538	-1.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goes

Looking at ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals varying trends for this surname over the same decade. The percentage of individuals named 'Goes' identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 38.81% from 2.01% to 2.79%. However, those identifying as having two or more races decreased from 2.93% to 2.23%, a drop of 23.89%. The largest ethnic group, White, saw a minimal reduction from 89.74% to 89.41%, a change of -0.37%. Those who identified as Hispanic decreased by 13.54% from 4.95% to 4.28%. Finally, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname went from 0% to 1.3%, while the count for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.74%	89.41%	-0.37%
Hispanic	4.95%	4.28%	-13.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.01%	2.79%	38.81%
Two or More Races	2.93%	2.23%	-23.89%
Black	0%	1.3%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%