Goffney Surname
Approximately 811 people bear this surname
Goffney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 810 | 1:447,480 | 38,385 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
Goffney Demographics
Goffney Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Goffney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goffney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goffney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goffney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 426,196th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Goffney reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Goffney is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 447,480. In The United States Goffney is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 3 percent reside. Barring The United States Goffney exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Goffney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goffney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goffney last name increased 503 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goffney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goffney last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.32% registered to vote for the party.
Goffney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.56% less than the national average, earning $34,277 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goeffney | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gofney | 92 | 31 | / |
| Offney | 92 | 2 | / |
| Goffny | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gaffney | 86 | 30,075 | / |
| Goffner | 86 | 134 | / |
| Geffney | 86 | 5 | / |
| Goffnet | 86 | 2 | / |
| Godfney | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gohfney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Goffnee | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gofne | 83 | 446 | / |
| Offne | 83 | 4 | / |
| Goffnett | 80 | 121 | / |
| Gaffneys | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gavffney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Offner | 77 | 2,660 | / |
| Gafney | 77 | 677 | / |
| Gaffny | 77 | 117 | / |
| Gofner | 77 | 77 | / |
| Gaffne | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hofney | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gofhne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gofnne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghofne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gefney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goffni | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goffna | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gofnie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goffinnet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaffenney | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ofny | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoffner | 71 | 3,960 | / |
| Gaffner | 71 | 479 | / |
| Gauffny | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gofniya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haffney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gasfney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaffnay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaffnet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Offnerr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaffnie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gophney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaffnoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoffnes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaffnee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaufney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ofner | 67 | 4,743 | / |
| Hofny | 67 | 438 | / |
| Gafny | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ofnea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gofna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gafne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opfny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosfnett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaffenny | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goffney
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