Goossens Surname

18,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goossens 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'.

Goossens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium19,5521:5889
Netherlands7,2061:2,343158
France1,1491:57,8097,727
United States7871:460,55839,303
Germany3981:202,27523,169
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia1331:202,97519,846
England751:742,90741,196
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Spain661:708,36430,810
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Austria131:655,03358,041
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Wales101:309,45316,869
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
China41:341,830,39216,990
Curaçao41:39,312638
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goossens (12) may also be a first name.

Goossens 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.femke

Goossens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goossens (Russian: Гооссенс) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goossens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,364th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 242,724 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Goossens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename on earth, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 19,552 people, or 1 in 588. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Goossens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goossens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goossens last name grew 78,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goossens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goossens last name are 8.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Goossens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 359.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,091,380 per year; in United States they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $48,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $58,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goosssens947/
Goossense942/
Goosseens941/
Goosshens941/
Gossens931,052/
Goosens93834/
Goessens882,236/
Goussens8821/
Goohsens889/
Gooseens881/
Gosens86412/
Goossensová841/
Gooßens80160/
Gotsens80114/
Goysens8055/
Godsens8033/
Goesens8024/
Gossenz8012/
Gohsens809/
Oussens805/
Gossins802/
Gousens801/
Gussens801/
Gassens801/
Gooiens801/
Goons774/
Osens771/
Gaussens75584/
Ghassens757/
Assens71421/
Goßens71167/
Gozens7122/
Gonsse7121/
Gotens7119/
Goxens715/
Ghuyssens711/
Gomsse711/
Gosins711/
Osense711/
Ossins710/
Gons67527/
Assense67113/
Gottens6753/
Gutsens6740/
Aussens6721/
Gosenje6714/
Goheens6710/
Goixens676/
Gausens672/
Hossins671/
Gotsems671/
Gatsens671/
Gozzens671/
Kgosins671/
Gochens670/
Gusenns670/
Gussins670/

Goossens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goossens in the Russian language
Гооссенсgoossens-

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Goossens Reference & Research

Goossens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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