Goring Surname
Approximately 4,239 people bear this surname
Goring Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goring,' parishes in the Dioceses of Chichester and Oxford. Mr. Lower, writing of a county with which he was so familiar, says, 'Gorringe and Gorring, both Sussex surnames, and doubtless modifications of the ancient local name Goring in that county.
Read More About This SurnameGoring Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,492 | 1:37,345 | 4,873 |
| United States | 985 | 1:367,979 | 32,676 |
| Canada | 471 | 1:78,228 | 8,778 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| Philippines | 149 | 1:679,451 | 69,999 |
| Barbados | 106 | 1:2,712 | 438 |
| Guyana | 104 | 1:7,329 | 1,200 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 97 | 1:14,062 | 1,818 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Cayman Islands | 34 | 1:1,879 | 244 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Saint Lucia | 18 | 1:9,932 | 1,037 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 871 | 1:27,985 | 3,790 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 230 | 1:218,342 | 18,603 |
The alternate forms: Göring (4,057) are calculated separately.
Goring (131) may also be a first name.
Goring Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Goring,' parishes in the Dioceses of Chichester and Oxford. Mr. Lower, writing of a county with which he was so familiar, says, 'Gorringe and Gorring, both Sussex surnames, and doubtless modifications of the ancient local name Goring in that county. As in the case of Hardinge, the 'g' in the latter of these two forms has been improperly softened, and the pronunciation is Gorrinje' (Patronymica Britannica).
Priorissa de Goringe Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philip Goring, Wiltshire, ibid.
1622. Baptised — Hester, d. Richard Goringe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1667. Herbert Hay and "Margaret Goring, of Lewes: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(English) belonging to Goring = (the Place of the) GAr(a Family.
[Anglo-Saxon *Gáringas—gár, a spear; -ingas, pl. (-ing-um, dat. pl.) of the son suff. -ing] The Oxfordshire Goring occurs as Goringe in the 13th cent.
A parish in Sussex where the ancestors of the baronet's family wore resident at an early period. John de Goring was lord before temp. Edw. II.
Local. A battle field, a bloody place, from gore, bloody, and ing. A place in Sussex, England; an angle, a corner.
Or Bygod. Hugh Bygod was Lord of Garringes or Goring, Sussex, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville). He was executor of the will of the Countess of Norfolk, 1248 (Roberts, Excerpt. ii. 33). John de Garringes, his son, had a dau. and heir, who m. Henry Tregoz, M.P. for Sussex 1309 (Parliamentary Writs). The bailsman of Henry T. was John Goring, probably nephew of John de Goring or Garringes (Ib.). From the latter descended the family of De Goring, afterwards Lords Goring, Earls of Norwich, so distinguished in the Civil Wars 17th cent., and the Baronets Goring. This family appears to be a younger branch of the Bygods Earls of Norfolk.
A location name in Oxfordshire, Sussex.
Goring Demographics
Average Goring Salary in
United States
$52,098 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goring Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goring (Marathi: गोरींग) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Göring. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goring? popularity and diffusion
Goring is the 109,740th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,719,166 people. Goring is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Goring reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 811,108th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 131 people.
The surname Goring is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,492 people, or 1 in 37,345. In England Goring is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Staffordshire, where 11 percent live and East Sussex, where 9 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Goring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goring has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Goring last name grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 570 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 329 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Goring Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Goring surname is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goring last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Goring earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning R 161,676 per year; in United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,737 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goring Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goring in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरींग | goringa | - |
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