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

Goulart, 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 Goulart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goulart in America

Goulart is the 14238th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goulart surname appeared 2,106 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 Goulart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goulart 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 Goulart

The surname Goulart is believed to have originated in Portugal during the medieval period. It is derived from the Portuguese word "goul," which means "throat" or "gullet," and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who worked with the throat or gullet, such as a butcher or a surgeon.

The earliest known record of the name Goulart can be found in the Livro Velho de Linhagens, a medieval Portuguese manuscript dating back to the 13th century. The manuscript mentions a nobleman named Goulart de Sousa, who was a member of the Portuguese nobility during the reign of King Afonso III.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Livro de Linhagens do Conde D. Pedro, a genealogical work compiled in the 14th century. This book mentions a knight named Goulart Rodrigues, who fought in the Reconquista, the medieval struggle between Christian and Moorish forces for control of the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 15th century, the name Goulart appeared in the Cancioneiro Geral, a collection of medieval Portuguese poetry compiled by Garcia de Resende. One of the poets featured in this work was João Goulart, who lived during the reign of King João II.

During the Age of Discovery, the name Goulart was carried to various parts of the Portuguese empire. One notable figure was Diogo Goulart de Figueiredo (1515-1592), a Portuguese explorer and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage around the world.

In the 17th century, another notable bearer of the name was Simão Goulart (1543-1628), a Protestant theologian and writer who was born in France but had Portuguese ancestry. Goulart was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and authored numerous religious works.

Throughout history, the name Goulart has been spelled in various ways, including Goullart, Goularte, and Goularte. The name has also been associated with various place names in Portugal, such as Goulart (a parish in the municipality of Terras de Bouro) and Goularte (a parish in the municipality of Braga).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goulart

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

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

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