Explore the Family Name Gofman

The meaning of Gofman

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Hofman (see Hoffmann), originating under Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. Compare Goffman. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Aleksandr, Boris, Semyon, Vladimir, Fruma, Genrikh, Igor, Leonid, Zoya, Anatoly, Arkadiy, Evgeni. Jewish Izya, Yakov, Chaim, Fira, Gersh, Isak, Izrail, Khana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gofman has seen a slight decrease over a decade. In 2000, Gofman ranked 54,385 in popularity, and by 2010, it had slipped to 55,619, marking a 2.27% decline in rank. However, interestingly, the count of people with the Gofman surname increased slightly from 355 to 369 during the same period, showing a 3.94% increase. The proportion of individuals named Gofman per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.13 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,385	#55,619	-2.27%
Count	355	369	3.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gofman

The ethnic identity associated with the Gofman surname, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, 96.06% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this percentage increased to 98.37% by 2010. At the turn of the millennium, a small fraction (3.66%) reported belonging to two or more races, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	98.37%	2.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.66%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%