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

Goos, 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 Goos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goos in America

Goos is the 37029th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goos surname appeared 603 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 Goos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goos 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 Goos

The surname Goos has its origins in the Netherlands, tracing back to the late 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Dutch word "goos," meaning a small bundle or sheaf of grain, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked in agriculture or with crops.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Goos can be found in the Dutch church records of Leiden, where a man named Willem Goos was listed in 1592. Another early reference is from the town of Gorinchem, where a certain Jan Goos was mentioned in a municipal document in 1605.

In the 17th century, the name Goos appeared in various parts of the Netherlands, with notable individuals such as Pieter Goos (1616-1675), a renowned Dutch cartographer and publisher who produced several influential atlases and maps of the time. Another prominent figure was Andries Goos (1640-1697), a skilled Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life and genre paintings.

The name Goos was also found in the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), with several individuals bearing the surname serving as sailors or traders in the company's voyages to Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries. One such person was Hendrik Goos, who was listed as a crew member on a VOC ship bound for Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in 1678.

In the 19th century, the Goos surname appeared in various regions of the Netherlands, with some variations in spelling, such as Goose and Gose. One notable individual from this period was Johannes Goos (1808-1877), a Dutch theologian and writer who served as a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church.

As the Netherlands experienced emigration to other parts of the world, the Goos surname also spread to other countries, particularly in the Americas and South Africa. For example, Jacob Goos (1826-1907) was a Dutch immigrant who settled in Michigan, United States, and became a prominent farmer and landowner in the region.

Throughout its history, the surname Goos has been associated with individuals from various professions, including agriculture, art, cartography, maritime trade, and theology, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and contributions of those who bore this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goos

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

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

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