Goforth Surname
Approximately 12,126 people bear this surname
Goforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,654 | 1:31,102 | 3,873 |
| England | 222 | 1:250,982 | 20,313 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,240 | 1:40,499 | 4,760 |
Goforth (39) may also be a first name.
Goforth Demographics
Average Goforth Salary in
United States
$40,240 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goforth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goforth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goforth? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goforth is the 42,927th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 600,985 people. Goforth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Goforth reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
Goforth is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11,654 people, or 1 in 31,102. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Goforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goforth last name grew 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goforth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goforth surname are 21.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.2% registered with the political party.
The amount Goforth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $45,216 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gofourth | 93 | 147 | / |
| Gofforth | 93 | 40 | / |
| Godforth | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gofortht | 93 | 2 | / |
| Goeforth | 93 | 0 | / |
| Gofort | 92 | 7 | / |
| D'Goforth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goffort | 86 | 3 | / |
| Goferth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Geforth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gofarth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goforht | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaforth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gopfarth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goepfort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gofert | 77 | 39 | / |
| Goford | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gofart | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gafort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gopffarth | 75 | 75 | / |
| Goepfarth | 75 | 9 | / |
| Goffart | 71 | 2,225 | / |
| Gopfert | 71 | 185 | / |
| Gosford | 71 | 105 | / |
| Gofford | 71 | 51 | / |
| Goffert | 71 | 36 | / |
| Godford | 71 | 15 | / |
| Goefart | 71 | 5 | / |
| Goefert | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gafoort | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gopfart | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaffort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gepfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaferth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gotford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaufort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goepfert | 67 | 2,976 | / |
| Goodford | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gefferth | 67 | 42 | / |
| Göpfarth | 67 | 37 | / |
| Goepfart | 67 | 23 | / |
| Geffarth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Goffaert | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goeffert | 67 | 6 | / |
| Go'pfert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goefaert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goepford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goddford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goffarts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofffart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gousford | 67 | 0 | / |
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Goforth Reference & Research
Goforth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Goforth
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis