How common is the surname Gobin?

1,765 people in the United States had the surname Gobin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. It ranked 16,327th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gobin?

In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Gobin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Gobin?

Gabriel Gobin, Belgian actor (1903-1998).

Where is the surname Gobin most common?

Wikidata records people named Gobin in Belgium.

Is the surname Gobin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,351 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,765 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Gobin

A surname, carried by 1,765 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gobin is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,765 people named Gobin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,351.

#16,327

rank among US surnames

1,765

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+30.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,765)

Who is named Gobin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

61% of people named Gobin identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gobins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabriel Gobin
Belgian actor (1903-1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gobin

Goffin

Gobin has the Soundex code G150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G150.

Questions

How common is the surname Gobin?: 1,765 people in the United States had the surname Gobin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,927 Americans. It ranked 16,327th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gobin?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Gobin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Gobin?: Gabriel Gobin, Belgian actor (1903-1998).
Where is the surname Gobin most common?: Wikidata records people named Gobin in Belgium.
Is the surname Gobin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,351 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,765 in 2010, up 31%.