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/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goossen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 116,854th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,848,224 people. The last name Goossen is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Goossen reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Goossen is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,496 people, or 1 in 11,288. In The Netherlands Goossen is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 25 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.
Goossen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goossen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goossen last name increased 4,979 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goossen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Goossen are 13.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.92% registered with 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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