Explore the Family Name Gogel

The meaning of Gogel

German: nickname for someone with a cheerful disposition, from Middle High German gogel ‘lively, boisterous’. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Gerhard, Rainer.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gogel has experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gogel was ranked 29,481 in terms of the most common surnames, with there being an estimated 755 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, however, its rank had slipped to 32,792 and the number of Gogels decreased to around 700, signifying a drop of approximately 7.28%. The proportion of people named Gogel per 100,000 also declined by 14.29% over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,481	#32,792	-11.23%
Count	755	700	-7.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.24	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gogel

In relation to ethnicity as determined by the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Gogel surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease of 1.31% during this time, from 98.15% down to 96.86%. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.79% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010, representing a substantial growth of 81.01%. Additionally, there were no Gogels who identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races in either year. But, in 2010, a small fraction (0.86%) of those with the Gogel surname did identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, where there were none recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.15%	96.86%	-1.31%
Hispanic	0.79%	1.43%	81.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%