Goater Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Goater Surname Definition:

A goat-herd?

Goater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6271:88,8659,623
France1811:366,97654,730
Australia1261:214,25220,680
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Guernsey441:1,465311
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Bermuda271:2,418390
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3471:70,2467,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Goater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A goat-herd?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Goater (Arabic: غوتر, Russian: Гоатер) is most common in England. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Goater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goater? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goater is the 311,581st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Goater live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 88,865. In England Goater is most common in: Hampshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Surrey, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England Goater exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Goater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goater has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goater last name grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goater last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

The amount Goater earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $56,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouater92139/
Goatter9232/
Goather929/
Goaster925/
Goate91205/
Oater911/
Gouather8661/
Goautier861/
Gouatter861/
Goathier860/
Goates831,041/
Gohate83639/
Oaster83260/
Hoater83150/
Gouate8375/
Kgoate8317/
Goatey8314/
Goatei839/
Goatie837/
Ngoate834/
Goatte833/
Ghoate831/
Goatet831/
Goatez831/
Oahter830/
Goatee830/
Goauthier801/
Gohatre771,239/
Hoather77162/
Kgoathe77135/
Gouateu7770/
Hoaster7719/
Ghouate7710/
Gouatte773/
Ngouate773/
Gohatte772/
Goate'e771/
Ojhater771/
Ogiater771/
Gaotier771/
Gouatie771/
Goattey770/
Goattie770/
Goatthe770/
Gaote73234/
Goata7361/
Goaté7315/
Goati7311/
Goaty736/
Aoter731/
Ouattere712/
Ngouateh712/
Goathead712/
Ngouatei711/
Gohattre711/
Gohathre711/
Ouatir67172/
Gouaty67107/
Gaotee6731/
Gaoute6711/
Gahote679/
Goatti678/
Aoster673/
Gohati673/
Gaotte673/
Ghaote673/
O'Gaither672/
Goaita672/
Gouata672/
Gaothe672/
Goathi671/
Ouatre671/
Ohatre671/
Gaotes671/
Gaotre671/
Gohote671/
Goatoa671/
Gaoite671/
Gaotie671/
Ghoati671/
Aouter671/
Kgoati671/
Kgoata671/
Goatih671/

Goater Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goater in the Russian language
Гоатерgoater-
Goater in the Arabic language
غوترghwtr-

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