Explore the Family Name Goglia

The meaning of Goglia

1. Italian (Campania): nickname or metonymic occupational name from the dialect word goglia, denoting a kind of plant whose leaves are used to bind grafts. 2. Italianized form of Slovenian Golja (see Golia 2). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Dino, Gennaro, Natale, Pasquale, Rocco, Silvio, Sylvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goglia ranked 45,735 in popularity in the year 2000 and experienced a slight dip to rank 46,568 in 2010. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 440 in 2000 to 457 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 3.86 percent. However, when taking into account the proportion of the population bearing this surname per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 6.25 percent between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,735	#46,568	-1.82%
Count	440	457	3.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goglia

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, most individuals with the surname Goglia identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase noted from 93.64 percent to 96.50 percent over the decade. In contrast, the percentage of individuals who identified as being of two or more ethnicities declined dramatically by 55.13 percent. The census data recorded no individuals with the Goglia surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. In 2000, 1.59 percent identified as Hispanic, but this figure dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.64%	96.5%	3.05%
Two or More Races	3.41%	1.53%	-55.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.59%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%