Explore the Family Name Goguen

The meaning of Goguen

Altered form of Breton Guéguen (see Gueguen). Compare Gogan. Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide, Donat, Aurele, Camille, Cecile, Emile, Evariste, Gisele, Normand, Ovila, Placide.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Goguen decreased slightly in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Goguen ranked 17,040th in popularity among U.S. surnames, with a count of 1,537 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 18,177, and the count was down marginally to 1,531. This represents a change in rank and count of -6.67% and -0.39% respectively. The proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname also decreased by 8.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,040	#18,177	-6.67%
Count	1,537	1,531	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.52	-8.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goguen

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that between 2000 and 2010, there were shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Goguen. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.52% to 0.72%, while those identifying as having two or more races rose from 0.72% to 0.91%. The percentage of individuals with the surname who identified as White decreased slightly from 96.62% to 95.56%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.50% to 1.96%, while the percentage of Black individuals remained constant at 0.33%. Meanwhile, American Indian and Alaskan Natives saw an uptick from 0.33% to 0.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	95.56%	-1.1%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.96%	30.67%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0.91%	26.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.72%	38.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.52%	57.58%
Black	0.33%	0.33%	0%