Explore the Family Name Goring

The meaning of Goring

1. English: habitational name from any of the places in Oxfordshire and West Sussex named Goring, from Old English Gāringas ‘people of Gāra’, a short form of various compound names with the first element gār ‘spear’. 2. German (Göring): see Goering.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goring has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 33,782 and by 2010 it dropped to 33,345, marking a 4.63% decline. Even so, the count of individuals with this surname remained almost static, with only a marginal increase of 0.16%, from 636 in 2000 to 637 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,782	#35,345	-4.63%
Count	636	637	0.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goring

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reflects some shifts within the Goring surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent. However, there was a significant increase of 86.44% in Hispanic ethnicity representation, going from 2.36% to 4.40%. The White ethnic group saw a slight decrease of 4.77%, dropping from 57.70% in 2000 to 54.95% in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped by 23.23%, down to 3.14% in 2010. Conversely, the Black ethnic identity saw a small increase of 2.99%, moving from 34.75% to 35.79% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	57.7%	54.95%	-4.77%
Black	34.75%	35.79%	2.99%
Hispanic	2.36%	4.4%	86.44%
Two or More Races	4.09%	3.14%	-23.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%