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

Goyanes, 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 Goyanes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goyanes in America

Goyanes is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goyanes surname appeared 126 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 Goyanes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goyanes 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 Goyanes

The surname Goyanes originated in Spain, specifically in the regions of Galicia and Asturias, during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Galician-Portuguese topographic term "goia," which means "valley" or "ravine," suggesting that the name may have been initially assigned to someone living in a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Goyanes surname can be found in the thirteenth century, when a nobleman named Pedro Goyanes was mentioned in a document from the Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova in Galicia, dated 1248.

The Goyanes name has also been documented in historical records from the fifteenth century, such as the Tumbo de Escrituras del Monasterio de Sobrado, a cartulary from the Monastery of Sobrado in Galicia, where several individuals with the surname Goyanes were mentioned.

During the sixteenth century, the Goyanes surname gained prominence with the birth of Pedro Goyanes de Figueroa (c. 1520-1597), a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served as the Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1589 to 1592.

Another notable individual bearing the Goyanes surname was Francisco Goyanes de Mendieta (1550-1625), a Spanish lawyer and writer who published several works on legal and historical topics.

In the seventeenth century, the Goyanes name was further established with the birth of Juan Goyanes y Mendoza (1634-1704), a Spanish clergyman who served as the Bishop of Palencia from 1693 until his death.

The Goyanes surname has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the village of Goyanes in the municipality of Boal, Asturias, and the parish of San Martín de Goyanes in the municipality of Ames, Galicia.

Throughout history, the Goyanes surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Goyanes, Goianes, Goiañes, and Goyannes, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the regions where the name originated and evolved.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goyanes

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

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

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