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    The surname Goffin

    A surname, carried by 368 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G150

    Goffin: #55,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Goffin #55,741, 368 people Goffin: #55,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Goffin #55,741, 368 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goffin is more common than 65.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 368 people named Goffin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 838,982 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 381.

    #55,741
    rank among US surnames
    368
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #51,352)

    Who is named Goffin

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

    82% of people named Goffin identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Goffins

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Goffin
      Belgian tennis player (born 1990)
    • Gerry Goffin
      American lyricist (1939-2014)
    • Philippe Goffin
      Belgian politician, born 1967
    • Robert Goffin
      Author, lawyer, poet (1898-1984)

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Goffin

    Goffin 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 Goffin?
    368 people in the United States had the surname Goffin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 838,982 Americans. It ranked 55,741st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Goffin?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Goffin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Goffin?
    David Goffin, Belgian tennis player (born 1990), followed by Gerry Goffin.
    Where is the surname Goffin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Goffin in Belgium and the United States.
    Is the surname Goffin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 381 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 368 in 2010, down 3.4%.