Goossen Surname
Approximately 3,943 people bear this surname
Goossen Surname User-submission:
Goossen or Goossens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning 'son of Goos'.
Goos is a masculine given name, a short form of Goswin, which means 'friend of the Goths'.
Goossen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,496 | 1:11,288 | 1,568 |
| United States | 1,195 | 1:303,313 | 27,913 |
| Canada | 863 | 1:42,695 | 5,301 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Belgium | 89 | 1:129,176 | 18,730 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Paraguay | 56 | 1:129,228 | 2,804 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Goossen (34) may also be a first name.
Goossen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Goossen or Goossens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning 'son of Goos'.
Goos is a masculine given name, a short form of Goswin, which means 'friend of the Goths'.
- liv.femkeGoossen Demographics
Average Male Goossen Height
180.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goossen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goossen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goossen (Russian: Гооссен) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Goossen.
How Common Is The Last Name Goossen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 116,854th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,848,224 people. Goossen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Goossen live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
Goossen is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,496 people, or 1 in 11,288. In The Netherlands Goossen is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 25 percent reside, Gelderland, where 14 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 22 percent reside.
Goossen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goossen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goossen last name expanded 4,979 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goossen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goossen last name are 13.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Goossen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.95% more than the national average, earning R 534,564 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $44,701 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goossen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goossen in the Russian language | ||
| Гооссен | goossen | - |
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Goossen Reference & Research
Joossens 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
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