Explore the Family Name Golen

The meaning of Golen

1. Americanized form of French Gaulin. 2. Polish (Goleń): unexplained. History: Many of the American bearers of the surname Golen are descendants of François Gaulin from France (see Gaulin).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Golen has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 44,192nd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 46,314th spot - a change of -4.8%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname saw a marginal increase of 0.22%, going from 459 in 2000 to 460 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.17 to 0.16 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,192	#46,314	-4.8%
Count	459	460	0.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Golen

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Golen also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Golen's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 1.09% in 2000 to 3.26% in 2010. The number of those identifying with two or more races also increased from zero to 1.52% during the same period. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals with the Golen surname who identified as White decreased from 94.55% to 92.17%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic from 1.74% to 2.61%. Notably, the proportion of Golen's identifying as Black dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.53% in 2000, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.55%	92.17%	-2.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	3.26%	199.08%
Hispanic	1.74%	2.61%	50%
Two or More Races	0%	1.52%	0%
Black	1.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%