How common is the surname Goto?

3,302 people in the United States had the surname Goto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. It ranked 9,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Goto most common?

Wikidata records people named Goto in the United States.

Is the surname Goto getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,302 in 2010, down 30%.

The surname Goto

A Japanese surname, carried by 3,302 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goto is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 後藤 (Gotō).

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,302 people named Goto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. That is down 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,695.

#9,803

rank among US surnames

3,302

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-29.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,639)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,794	Arechiga	3,306	93,389
#9,798	Trantham	3,304	93,446
#9,800	Casias	3,303	93,474
#9,803	Goto	3,302	93,503
#9,808	Whisenhunt	3,301	93,531
#9,810	Vos	3,300	93,559

Who is named Goto

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

51% of people named Goto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 51%
Asian and Pacific Islander 38%
White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Two or more races 4.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Gotos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryu Goto
American violinist, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goto

Goto has the Soundex code G300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G300.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Goto come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 後藤 (Gotō).
How common is the surname Goto?: 3,302 people in the United States had the surname Goto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. It ranked 9,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goto?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Goto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Goto?: Ryu Goto, American violinist.
Where is the surname Goto most common?: Wikidata records people named Goto in the United States.
Is the surname Goto getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,302 in 2010, down 30%.