Goos Surname

82,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goos Surname Definition:

1 a nickname or sign-name from the Goose [Middle English go(o)s, Old English gós] John le Gos.—Parl. Writs.

2 for Goss(e, q.v.

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Goos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0101:40,0525,288
Netherlands1,3501:12,5091,796
Belgium9271:12,4021,857
United States8391:432,01337,252
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
Denmark361:156,79813,614
France351:1,897,792163,564
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Norway81:642,78647,258
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Goos (793) may also be a first name.

Goos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a nickname or sign-name from the Goose [Middle English go(o)s, Old English gós] John le Gos.—Parl. Writs.

2 for Goss(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Of archaic Dutch and German origin, meaning 'herder of geese'.

- jg800ad

Goos Last Name Facts

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

Goos (Marathi: गोस) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,665th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,243,609 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Goos live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 290,823rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 793 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,010 people, or 1 in 40,052. In Germany Goos is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Belgium, where 16 percent are found.

Goos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goos last name expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goos last name are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Goos earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.27% less than the national average, earning 293,226 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goose891,390/
Ghoos89500/
Gooss89324/
Goods89179/
Goots89178/
Goosh8990/
Goohs8963/
Goost8924/
Goosz894/
Goosd890/
Goo8615,332/
Gos865,038/
Oos86221/
Goosse80860/
Ghoosh8038/
Ghoose8023/
Goosch8021/
Gooshe807/
Goodse806/
Ghooss801/
Goodts801/
Ghoods801/
Good7586,576/
Goss7549,854/
Goes7547,849/
Gois7533,533/
Gosh7515,424/
Gous757,489/
Ghos756,146/
Gose755,540/
Ngoo754,663/
Oost753,342/
Hoos753,310/
Gost751,502/
Gosz751,343/
Ngos75878/
Gooc75848/
Goot75835/
Gots75584/
Gohs75373/
Oosh75367/
Gooß75248/
Gosp75247/
Goop75212/
Oose75210/
Gods75129/
Gosc75127/
Goys7594/
Oots7580/
Ghoo7563/
Gozs7546/
Gooz7540/
Hgos7537/
Goës7535/
Gosť7521/
Gooa7515/
Gosd7511/
Gooy757/
Goïs757/
Gojs757/
Gooe756/
Hgoo756/
Ooss754/
Goox753/
Ggoo753/
Oods752/
Goís752/
Oosp751/
Kgos751/
Goÿs751/
Gošs751/
Qgoo751/
Qgos751/
Oosx751/
Ooys751/
Gosj751/
Goosová731/
Ghooshe731/
Ghosh673,865,834/
Go67337,643/
Godse6730,629/
Ghose6726,476/
Gooch6724,050/
Gosse6716,255/
Gosch676,561/
Os676,350/
Ghous674,093/
Gouse673,735/
Ghost672,826/
Hoots672,544/
Hoose672,257/
Gotts672,068/
Ghods672,052/
Goshe671,753/
Goshh671,525/
Goush67950/
Godts67816/
Hoosh67805/
Ghois67387/
Goess67353/
Goohe67254/
Hoods67224/
Goist67223/
Hoost67222/
Ghood67195/
Oosse67181/
Ghoss67142/
Goust67125/
Hooss67125/
Goott67117/
Goodz67117/
Gouts67110/
Ghohs6798/
Kgooe6792/
Goesh6775/
Ngoss6772/
Kgooa6768/
Goozh6765/
Hgosh6754/
Gouds6752/
Goise6750/
Gohsh6748/
Gouss6747/
Gotse6745/
Ngooy6741/
Ngous6722/
Gostt6720/
Gosht6719/
Gooij6719/
Nggoo6716/
Goottsch6716/
Gouys6715/
Gohus6714/
Ghoot6714/
Goodh6711/
Ggosh6710/
Ghosj6710/
Ghooy679/
Goiss678/
Hgose678/
Goyts677/
Goehs677/
Ghuos675/
Gosce675/
Godås675/
Ghoes674/
Hoosz674/
Ngosh674/
Gosst674/
Ggous674/
Gossh672/
Godds672/
Gouhs672/
Gossc672/
Hoohs672/
Gouës672/
N'Gos672/
Goths672/
Goits672/
Goodd671/
Gosjh671/
Kgose671/
Ggose671/
Godsd671/
Gossj671/
Gotsh671/
Gooce671/
Gooph671/
Gousd671/
Goodt671/
Oostt671/
Nghoo671/
Gotås671/
Gojts671/
Goijs671/
Goisz671/
Goesz671/
Ghoys671/
Ghošs671/
Ghoop671/
Ng'oo671/
Oosxh671/
Ghooj671/
Ghoxs671/
Kgoox671/
Ghosz670/
Goodsche670/
Goopp670/

Goos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goos in the Marathi language
गोसgosa-

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