Explore the Family Name Goris

The meaning of Goris

1. Galician (Gorís): habitational name from Gorís in Pontevedra province, Galicia (Spain). 2. Dutch: patronymic from a vernacular of the personal name Gregorius (see Gregory). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Julio, Alicia, Manuel, Maribel, Rafael, Agusto, Ana, Bernardina, Edmundo, Eladio.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Goris has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Goris ranked 17,566th in most common surnames, with a count of 1,476, or 0.55 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank improved to 16,601 due to an increase in count to 1,727 or 0.59 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of 5.49% in rank and an increase of 17.01% in count over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,566	#16,601	5.49%
Count	1,476	1,727	17.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.59	7.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goris

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Goris also shifted somewhat during this time frame, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 54.54% in 2000 to 60.28% in 2010. There was a decrease in the percentage of individuals who identify as White, from 42.89% to 37.52%, and Black, from 1.49% to 0.87%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010, making up 0.81% of those with the Goris surname, while people claiming two or more races decreased from 0.81% to 0.52% in the same period. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	54.54%	60.28%	10.52%
White	42.89%	37.52%	-12.52%
Black	1.49%	0.87%	-41.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0.52%	-35.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%