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    The surname Goris

    A surname, carried by 1,727 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G620

    Goris: #16,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Goris #16,601, 1,727 people Goris: #16,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Goris #16,601, 1,727 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goris is more common than 89.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,727 people named Goris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,476.

    #16,601
    rank among US surnames
    1,727
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +17%
    change since 2000 (was #17,566)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,593Bruneau1,728178,672
    #16,601Rapier1,727178,776

    Who is named Goris

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

    60% of people named Goris identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 38% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Goriss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marnix Gijsen
      Belgian writer (1899–1984)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Goris

    Goris has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Goris?
    1,727 people in the United States had the surname Goris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. It ranked 16,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Goris?
    In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Goris identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Goris?
    Marnix Gijsen, Belgian writer (1899–1984).
    Where is the surname Goris most common?
    Wikidata records people named Goris in Belgium.
    Is the surname Goris getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,727 in 2010, up 17%.