Explore the Family Name Gohl

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gohl saw a minor decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from 21,742 to 22,592 — a change of -3.91%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the Gohl surname increased slightly over this decade, with an increase of 1.88% from 1,116 to 1,137 people. The proportion of the population with the Gohl surname per 100,000 people also decreased during this period, from 0.41 to 0.39, a change of -4.88%.

20002010Change
Rank#21,742#22,592-3.91%
Count1,1161,1371.88%
Proportion per 100k0.410.39-4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gohl

Concerning the ethnicity of those bearing the surname Gohl, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, though the percentage slightly declined from 95.43% to 95.07%. Likewise, there was a decrease in the percentage of those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native, by 25% and 15.2% respectively. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial rise of 68.69%, from 0.99% to 1.67%. Additionally, the 2010 census showed a small proportion of individuals identifying as Black (0.44%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.62%), both ethnic identities were not represented in the 2000 census for this surname.

20002010Change
White95.43%95.07%-0.38%
Hispanic0.99%1.67%68.69%
Two or More Races1.52%1.14%-25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.25%1.06%-15.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.62%0%
Black0%0.44%0%