Explore the Family Name Gonce

The meaning of Gonce

1. Altered form of German Gantz. 2. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gundizo, based on the element gund ‘battle’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gonce has slightly decreased in rank from 2000 to 2010. The surname was ranked 27,618th in 2000 and fell slightly to 27,783rd in 2010, representing a small decrease of 0.6%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Gonce surname increased by 5.36% during the same period, growing from 821 to 865. As for proportion per 100k, it also dipped by 3.33%, dropping from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,618	#27,783	-0.6%
Count	821	865	5.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gonce

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Gonce surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Gonce surname identified as White, although this group decreased by 6.67%, from 87.21% in 2000 to 81.39% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, jumping by 51.95% from 9.74% in 2000 to 14.8% in 2010. Those identifying as Black also rose, albeit modestly by 22.35%, from 0.85% to 1.04%. Meanwhile, individuals indicating they are of two or more races increased notably by 41.80%, from 1.22% to 1.73%. There were no recorded individuals with the Gonce surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.21%	81.39%	-6.67%
Hispanic	9.74%	14.8%	51.95%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.73%	41.8%
Black	0.85%	1.04%	22.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%