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    The surname Gogol

    An Ukrainian surname, carried by 350 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G240

    Gogol: #58,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gogol #58,042, 350 people Gogol: #58,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gogol #58,042, 350 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gogol is more common than 64.2% of them.

    Origin

    Ukrainian origin

    From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ). The surname is from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolь. Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol.

    One of 22 Ukrainian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 350 people named Gogol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 882,130 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 327.

    #58,042
    rank among US surnames
    350
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #58,130)

    Who is named Gogol

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

    95% of people named Gogol identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Ukrainian surnames

    All 22 Ukrainian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gogol come from?
    From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ). The surname is from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolь. Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol.
    How common is the surname Gogol?
    350 people in the United States had the surname Gogol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 882,130 Americans. It ranked 58,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gogol?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gogol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Gogol getting more or less common?
    More common. 327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 350 in 2010, up 7.0%.