Find out how popular the last name Goehring is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Goehring.

Goehring, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Goehring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goehring in America

Goehring is the 10924th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goehring surname appeared 2,913 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Goehring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goehring to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Goehring

The surname Goehring is of German origin, with roots dating back to the early medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the German term "gauer," which referred to a regional administrative district within the Holy Roman Empire. Individuals who held positions of authority or resided in these regions may have acquired the name Goehring or its variants, such as Gohring or Göhring.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Goehring can be traced back to the 13th century in various regional records and documents from Germany. One notable reference is found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, which mentions a "Henricus Goheringus" in the year 1284.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Goehring emerged in various regions of Germany, including Saxony, Brandenburg, and Silesia. It is possible that the name was also influenced by the German word "Göhrung," which means fermentation, suggesting potential connections to occupations related to brewing or winemaking.

In the 18th century, records show the presence of the Goehring family in the town of Hirschberg, located in the historical region of Silesia (now part of Poland). Johann Gottlieb Goehring, a prominent theologian and historian, was born in Hirschberg in 1718 and is known for his work on the history of the Silesian people.

Another notable figure bearing the Goehring name was Friedrich Wilhelm Goehring (1776-1837), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor of law at the University of Erlangen. His contributions to the field of jurisprudence were significant during the early 19th century.

In the 20th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the surname Goehring was Hermann Wilhelm Goehring (1893-1989), a German physicist and Nobel laureate. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925 for his pioneering work on X-ray crystallography, which laid the foundation for modern structural analysis techniques.

Additionally, the name Goehring has been associated with several other individuals throughout history, including Johann Friedrich Goehring (1777-1857), a German botanist and naturalist, and Carl Friedrich Goehring (1767-1833), a German painter and engraver known for his landscapes and portraits.

It is worth noting that while the surname Goehring is predominantly found in Germany and regions with historical German influence, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goehring

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Goehring.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Goehring was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Goehring has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Goehring was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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