How common is the surname Goforth?

8,735 people in the United States had the surname Goforth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,346 Americans. It ranked 4,068th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Goforth getting more or less common?

More common. 8,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,735 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Goforth

A surname, carried by 8,735 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goforth is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,735 people named Goforth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,346 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,614.

#4,068

rank among US surnames

8,735

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,777)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,062	Provost	8,742	35,317
#4,063	Buffington	8,738	35,334
#4,065	Belt	8,737	35,338
#4,068	Goforth	8,735	35,346

Who is named Goforth

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

91% of people named Goforth identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Goforth?: 8,735 people in the United States had the surname Goforth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,346 Americans. It ranked 4,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goforth?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Goforth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Goforth getting more or less common?: More common. 8,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,735 in 2010, up 1.4%.