| Frequency Comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Frequency % | Per million people | |
| United States | ||||
| United States (Current snapshot) | 485 | 42134 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (1880 census) | 71 | 39316 | 0 | 1 |
| Change since 1880 | +414 | -2818 | +N/A | +1 |
| Other Countries | ||||
| Australia | 83 | 16736 | 0.001 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 500 | 8845 | 0.001 | 11 |
| Top States for GOY by Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Total | Rank in State | Frequency % | Per million people |
| Illinois | 85 | 15613 | 0.001 | 7 |
| Michigan | 60 | 21139 | 0.001 | 6 |
| California | 49 | 43509 | 0.000 | 1 |
| New York | 32 | 54524 | 0.000 | 2 |
| Arizona | 25 | 20922 | 0.000 | 5 |
| Top States for GOY by Frequency | ||||
| State | Total | Rank in State | Frequency % | Per million people |
| New Hampshire | 18 | 8729 | 0.001 | 15 |
| Illinois | 85 | 15613 | 0.001 | 7 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 19949 | 0.001 | 6 |
| Michigan | 60 | 21139 | 0.001 | 6 |
| Iowa | 15 | 24419 | 0.001 | 5 |
'A figure of zero indicates that we don't have data for this name (usually because it's quite uncommon and our stats don't go down that far). It doesn't mean that there's no-one with that name at all!
For less common surnames, the figures get progressively less reliable the fewer holders of that name there are. This data is aggregated from several public lists, and some stats are interpolated from known values. The margin of error is well over 100% at the rarest end of the table!
For less common surnames, the frequency and "per million" values may be 0 even though there are people with that name. That's because they represent less than one in a million of the population, which ends up as 0 after rounding.
It's possible for a surname to gain in rank and/or total while being less common per million people (or vice versa) as there are now more surnames in the USA as a result of immigration. In mathematical terms, the tail has got longer, with a far larger number of less common surnames.
Figures for top states show firstly the states where most people called GOY live. This obviously tends to be biased towards the most populous states. The second set of figures show where people called GOY represent the biggest proportion of the population. So, in this case, there are more people called GOY in Illinois than any other state, but you are more likely to find a GOY by picking someone at random in New Hampshire than anywhere else.
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Language of origin: English
Ethnic origin: English
Religious origin: Christian
Data for religion and/or language relates to the culture in which the GOY surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the language spoken, or religion practised, by the majority of current American citizens with that name.
Data for ethnic origin relates to the region and country in which the GOY surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the ethnicity of the majority of current American citizens with that name.
| Classification | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White (Caucasian) | 394 | 81.24 |
| Asian/Pacific | 31 | 6.39 |
| Native American/Alaskan | 22 | 4.54 |
| White (Hispanic) | 17 | 3.51 |
| Black/African American | 13 | 2.68 |
| Mixed Race | 8 | 1.65 |
Ethnic distribution data shows the number and percentage of people with the GOY surname who reported their ethnic background as being in these broad categories in the most recent national census.
GOY. A place on the river Seine In Lower Nonuandy. GOYMER. See Gaimar. GRABBY. A corruption of Groby, or some similar local name. GRACE. Raymond Fitz-William de Carew, surnamed ' Crassus,' 'Le Gros,' and ' Lc Gras,' accompanied Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, in his celebrated expedition into Ireland in 1 IGO, and he may be regarded "as the Achilles of the enterprise." He married Basilia de Clare, Strongbow's sister, with whom he acquired an enonnous estate in Killarney, subsequently known as " the Cantred of Grace's country ;" for "his cognomen Gros, given him on account of his prowess, gradually became first Gras, and then by English pronunciation Grace." Many of the English families of this name deduce their descent from Ireland. See Jlemoirs of the Faui. of Grace, by Sheflield Grace, Esq., F.S.A. GRADDON. See Gratton.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
The following names have similar spellings or pronunciations as GOY.
This does not necessarily imply a direct relationship between the names, but may indicate names that could be mistaken for this one when written down or misheard.
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