Goethals Surname

62,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goethals Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Een goede hals, A good-natured fellow. A Dutch expression, but literally a good neck; and the Arms of the family of Goethals, in Flanders, have been made to agree with the latter signification; viz., “three female busts.

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Goethals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,0421:1,903123
France9201:72,19910,095
United States6371:569,00946,718
Netherlands2481:68,09311,608
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia351:771,30649,759
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England101:5,571,806158,774
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Goethals Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Een goede hals, A good-natured fellow. A Dutch expression, but literally a good neck; and the Arms of the family of Goethals, in Flanders, have been made to agree with the latter signification; viz., “three female busts.” And, to crown the whole, the origin of the Arms is stated to be, that an ancestor saved three Christian virgins from being massacred by the infidels!

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Goethals Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goethals is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goethals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goethals is the 62,227th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 903,154 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Goethals live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Goethals is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 6,042 people, or 1 in 1,903. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 7 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Belgium Goethals occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Goethals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goethals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goethals surname expanded 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goethals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goethals last name are 6.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goethals earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.27% less than the national average, earning R 56,388 per year; in United States they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $50,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,288 CAD per year.

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