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    The surname Gooley

    A patronymic surname, carried by 594 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G400

    Gooley: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gooley #37,492, 594 people Gooley: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gooley #37,492, 594 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gooley is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Two main origins: * An Americanized spelling of French Goulet. * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gabhlaigh (“descendant of Gabhlach”), a byname from gabhlach (“forked; branching”).

    Gooley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 594 people named Gooley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 515.

    #37,492
    rank among US surnames
    594
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.3%
    change since 2000 (was #40,083)

    Who is named Gooley

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

    86% of people named Gooley identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gooley

    Gooley has the Soundex code G400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G400.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gooley come from?
    Two main origins: * An Americanized spelling of French Goulet. * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gabhlaigh (“descendant of Gabhlach”), a byname from gabhlach (“forked; branching”).
    How common is the surname Gooley?
    594 people in the United States had the surname Gooley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. It ranked 37,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gooley?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Gooley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Gooley?
    Gooley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gooley getting more or less common?
    More common. 515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 594 in 2010, up 15%.