Goes is used as a family name or surname in Germany, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goes
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, Netherlands
Meaning:

The form of the Gosse. In Scotland, a sponsor for a child; but more probably the Anglo-saxon gos, a goose.

Variant of the Goss. Dweller in, or near, a moor or wood; a Goth; a shortened form of names beginning with the element god; dweller near a hedge of thorns; dweller at the sign of the goose; one who came from the former town of Goss, in Austria.

How popular is Goes?

Goes is common in Brazil, Netherlands, India, United States, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, France, England, Colombia.

Goes is ranked 11744 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Goess plummeted by 1.47 per cent to 538 since 2000 and slipped by 2469 spots and ranked at 40610. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.41 89.74
Hispanic or Latino 4.28 4.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.79 2.01
Others 2.23 2.93
Black 1.3 0
Goes is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Brazil which signifies its Brazil provenence. Around 47849 people have been found who wears Goes as their family name. Goes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Goes:
388 Brazil40,973
Countries with thousands of Goes:
1,457 Netherlands1,582
24,618 India1,581
Countries with hundreds of Goes:
38,797 United States799
14,647 Germany674
1,372 Portugal538
3,501 Belgium514
34,242 France301
23,420 England179
6,607 Colombia110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,471 South Africa91
26,711 Australia88
40,609 Canada78
46,499 Iran76
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
217,989 Indonesia30
18,432 New Zealand27
11,536 Qatar22
48,545 Sweden15
24,362 Venezuela15
197,164 Philippines13
72,236 Spain12
41,789 Mexico11
4,992 Oman11
145,016 Argentina11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
291,344 Nigeria9
476,604 Thailand8
70,659 Tanzania7
493,300 Russia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johan Goes worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 26 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Cella and arrived on June 13, 1853. Bernard Goes, aged 26, Farmer Cathr. Goes, Marie Goes (58), Phil. Goes (60) Laborer, Heinrich Goes (35) Farmer, Friedr. Goes (22) Farmer, Henrich Goes (20) Farmer, Thomas-Mr Goes, aged 31, and 20 other Goes around 46.15% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and merchant migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown, Antwerp and Havre & Plymouth.

Goes Namesakes

  • Hugo van der Goes, was one of the most significant and original Flemish painters of the late 15th century
  • Wouter van der Goes, Dutch radio DJ
  • Albrecht Goes, German writer and Protestant theologian
  • Jelle Goes, Dutch football manager

Goes Namesakes

  • Hugo van der Goes, was one of the most significant and original Flemish painters of the late 15th century
  • Wouter van der Goes, Dutch radio DJ
  • Albrecht Goes, German writer and Protestant theologian
  • Jelle Goes, Dutch football manager

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