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

Goen, 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 Goen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goen in America

Goen is the 24802nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goen surname appeared 1,004 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Goen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goen 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 Goen

The surname Goen is believed to have originated in Germany, with records indicating its presence as early as the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "gau," which referred to a rural district or region, suggesting that the name may have initially been used to identify someone from a particular locality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Goen can be found in the town of Worms, located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. In a 1567 census record, a certain Johann Goen is listed as a resident of the town, indicating that the name was already in use during that period.

Another notable early reference to the Goen surname comes from the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents related to the Margraviate of Brandenburg. In this volume, dated around 1580, there is a mention of a certain Caspar Goen, who was involved in a land dispute in the region.

As the name spread across different regions of Germany, various spelling variations emerged, including Goehn, Gohn, and Göhn. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the Goen surname was Hans Goen, a merchant from Hamburg who was born in 1620 and died in 1695. Another notable figure was Johann Christoph Goen, a theologian and philosopher from Saxony, who lived from 1688 to 1762.

In the 18th century, the Goen surname also found its way into various place names across Germany. For example, the village of Goenningen, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, is believed to have derived its name from the Goen family who once resided there.

Other notable individuals with the Goen surname include Friedrich Wilhelm Goen (1758-1824), a German composer and music theorist, and Karl Friedrich Goen (1776-1846), a prominent German jurist and legal scholar.

As the Goen family spread across different regions of Germany and beyond, the name continued to evolve and take on new variations, reflecting the diverse cultural and linguistic influences it encountered along the way.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goen

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

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 Goen 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 Goen 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 Goen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Goen, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!