How common is the surname Goethals?

440 people in the United States had the surname Goethals in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 701,694 Americans. It ranked 48,060th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Goethals?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Goethals identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Goethals?

Raymond Goethals, Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004), followed by Angela Goethals.

Where is the surname Goethals most common?

Wikidata records people named Goethals in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Goethals getting more or less common?

More common. 388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 440 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Goethals

A surname, carried by 440 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goethals is more common than 70.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 440 people named Goethals in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 701,694 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 388.

#48,060

rank among US surnames

440

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #50,572)

Who is named Goethals

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

94% of people named Goethals identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goethalss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raymond Goethals
Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004)
Angela Goethals
American actress, born 1977
Christian Goethals
Belgian racing driver (1928-2003)
Guy Goethals
Belgian football referee, born 1952

Notable Goethalss come mostly from Belgium (3) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Goethals?: 440 people in the United States had the surname Goethals in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 701,694 Americans. It ranked 48,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goethals?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Goethals identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Goethals?: Raymond Goethals, Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004), followed by Angela Goethals.
Where is the surname Goethals most common?: Wikidata records people named Goethals in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Goethals getting more or less common?: More common. 388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 440 in 2010, up 13%.