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

Goering, 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 Goering surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goering in America

Goering is the 14172nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goering surname appeared 2,119 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 Goering.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goering 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 Goering

The surname Goering is of German origin, first appearing in the 15th century. It is derived from the Old German word "goren," meaning "to desire" or "to crave." The name likely originated in the region of Lower Saxony, where it was initially spelled "Goringen" or "Goringen."

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in the Hanseatic League records from the city of Lübeck, dated 1427. Here, a merchant named Hans Goringen is mentioned as trading goods with merchants from the Netherlands.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various church records and tax rolls from towns and villages in the areas around Braunschweig, Hannover, and Hildesheim. During this time, the spelling evolved to its modern form, "Goering."

The Goering name is also associated with several notable historical figures. One of the earliest was Johann Goering (1524-1572), a Lutheran theologian and reformer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

In the 18th century, a prominent Goering was Johann Erich Goering (1723-1801), a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as the Mayor of Hildesheim and later as a judge in the High Court of Appeals in Berlin.

The 19th century saw the birth of Hermann Goering (1893-1946), a German politician and military leader who became one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party. He served as the second-in-command to Adolf Hitler and played a crucial role in the rise of the Third Reich.

Another notable individual with the Goering surname was Reinhard Goering (1887-1936), a German physicist and explorer who led several expeditions to Greenland and the Arctic regions in the early 20th century.

Lastly, the name Goering has been linked to various place names in Germany, such as Goringen, a village in Lower Saxony, and Goeringsruh, a former estate near Berlin that was once owned by Hermann Goering.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goering

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

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

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