Explore the Family Name Gohil

The meaning of Gohil

Indian (Gujarat): Rajput name of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gohil has seen a significant increase in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gohil was ranked as the 52,174th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 39,486th place, showing an improvement of 24.32%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 374 to 557 during the same period, marking a sizable jump of nearly 49%. This means that for every 100,000 people in the US, approximately 0.19 had the surname Gohil in 2010, up from 0.14 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#39,486	24.32%
Count	374	557	48.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.19	35.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gohil

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gohil, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is overwhelmingly identified with Asian/Pacific Islander heritage. In 2000, 89.3% of people with this surname belonged to this ethnic category, and this figure rose slightly to 93.54% in 2010. Other ethnicities linked with the surname are far less common: the percentage of those reporting two or more races dropped from 5.08% to 2.15%, while the proportion of white individuals declined from 5.35% to 2.15%. Notably, there was a small increase in both Hispanic representation (from 0% to 1.26%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation (0% to 0.9%) between the two census years. No black individuals reported having the surname Gohil in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.3%	93.54%	4.75%
Two or More Races	5.08%	2.15%	-57.68%
White	5.35%	2.15%	-59.81%
Hispanic	0%	1.26%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%