How common is the surname Gokey?

1,732 people in the United States had the surname Gokey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. It ranked 16,570th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gokey?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gokey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Where is the surname Gokey most common?

Wikidata records people named Gokey in the United States.

Is the surname Gokey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,732 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Gokey

A surname, carried by 1,732 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gokey is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,732 people named Gokey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,649.

#16,570

rank among US surnames

1,732

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #16,128)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,570	Gokey	1,732	178,260
#16,575	Gaw	1,731	178,363

Who is named Gokey

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

91% of people named Gokey identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gokeys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny Gokey
American singer, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gokey

Gokey has the Soundex code G200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G200.

Questions

How common is the surname Gokey?: 1,732 people in the United States had the surname Gokey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,260 Americans. It ranked 16,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gokey?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gokey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Gokey?: Danny Gokey, American singer.
Where is the surname Gokey most common?: Wikidata records people named Gokey in the United States.
Is the surname Gokey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,732 in 2010, up 5.0%.