Goates

English

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of Goate, or an Americanized spelling of German Götz.

Proper noun

Goates (plural Goateses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goates is the 39164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Goates is most common among White (94.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goates”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.