How common is the surname Goings?

3,741 people in the United States had the surname Goings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,530 Americans. It ranked 8,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goings?

Ralph Goings, American artist (1928-2016).

Where is the surname Goings most common?

Wikidata records people named Goings in the United States.

Is the surname Goings getting more or less common?

More common. 3,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,741 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Goings

A surname, carried by 3,741 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goings is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,741 people named Goings in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,530 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,657.

#8,765

rank among US surnames

3,741

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,758	Avitia	3,745	82,442
#8,761	Files	3,744	82,464
#8,763	Henn	3,743	82,486
#8,765	Sullins	3,741	82,530
#8,768	Wolfson	3,740	82,552
#8,770	Hine	3,738	82,596

Who is named Goings

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

65% of people named Goings identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 3.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goingss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ralph Goings
American artist (1928-2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goings

Goings has the Soundex code G520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G520.

Questions

How common is the surname Goings?: 3,741 people in the United States had the surname Goings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,530 Americans. It ranked 8,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goings?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Goings identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goings?: Ralph Goings, American artist (1928-2016).
Where is the surname Goings most common?: Wikidata records people named Goings in the United States.
Is the surname Goings getting more or less common?: More common. 3,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,741 in 2010, up 2.3%.