Goeb is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.
Goeb is variation of Gabb. The London Directory shows us several traders gifted with this patronymic, which historian Ferguson thinks derivable from the Old High German geban, to give. It is more probably a nick-name of Gabriel. Or it may relate to loquacity, for the Anglo-Norman gubber means to jest or talk idly. Wickliffe uses gabbing in the sense of lying and jesting; and in the Hundred Rolls we have Le Gabber as a surname.
Is the variant of Gaby. In many dialects a silly fellow. More probably a nick-name of Gabriel.
How popular is Goeb?
Despite the fact that the number of Goeb bearers increased by 1.62 per cent in 2010 US census to 251 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3379 spots and ranked at 76533. The last name was found in merely 9 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.41 | 97.98 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.99 | 0 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Adam Goeb worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 14 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Samuel Dyer and arrived on August 15, 1850. Heinrich Goeb, aged 19, Farmer Mina Goeb, 9 months old Caroline Goeb, 7 years old Catharine Goeb, Elisabeth Goeb (30), Peter Goeb (10), Valentin Goeb (6), Christ. Goeb, aged 24, and 38 other Goeb around 53.57% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US.