How common is the surname Goree?

3,081 people in the United States had the surname Goree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,210 Americans. It ranked 10,440th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goree?

Marcus Goree, American basketball player (born 1977).

Where is the surname Goree most common?

Wikidata records people named Goree in the United States.

Is the surname Goree getting more or less common?

More common. 2,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,081 in 2010, up 9.6%.

The surname Goree

A surname, carried by 3,081 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goree is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,081 people named Goree in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,210 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,811.

#10,440

rank among US surnames

3,081

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,478)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,434	Dineen	3,083	100,145
#10,437	Dyess	3,082	100,177
#10,440	Haslam	3,081	100,210
#10,445	Postell	3,080	100,242
#10,448	Hillier	3,079	100,275

Who is named Goree

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

53% of people named Goree identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Gorees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcus Goree
American basketball player (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goree

Goree has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

How common is the surname Goree?: 3,081 people in the United States had the surname Goree in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,210 Americans. It ranked 10,440th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goree?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Goree identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goree?: Marcus Goree, American basketball player (born 1977).
Where is the surname Goree most common?: Wikidata records people named Goree in the United States.
Is the surname Goree getting more or less common?: More common. 2,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,081 in 2010, up 9.6%.