Explore the Family Name Goicoechea

The meaning of Goicoechea

Basque: Castilianized form of Goikoetxea, a topographic name from goiko ‘upper’ + etxe ‘house’. Compare Goicochea and Huicochea. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Aurelio, Jose, Benito, Carlos, Elia, Eugenio, Isidro, Jesus, Jose Luis, Josefina, Juan, Julio.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Goicoechea has increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,385 and had a count of 289, representing a proportion of 0.11 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had improved to 53,913 with a count of 383, increasing the proportion to 0.13 per 100,000 individuals. This represents a positive change of 16.26% in ranking and a noteworthy rise of 32.53% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#53,913	16.26%
Count	289	383	32.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goicoechea

The ethnicity breakdown for those with the surname Goicoechea, also based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, shows some significant shifts from 2000 to 2010. The most notable change is an increase in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic, growing from 49.13% to 56.66%. There was a decrease in the proportion of people identifying as White, going from 48.10% to 42.30%. Those identifying with two or more races were present in the 2000 data at 1.73%, but there was no recorded percentage in 2010. The census did not record any individuals with the surname Goicoechea identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	49.13%	56.66%	15.33%
White	48.1%	42.3%	-12.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%