The Goins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 22,837 people carried this name — #1,574 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 21,872 in 2000.

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In print

Goins in American newspapers,
1911–1926.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Goins
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-03-20
Newspaper page from The Key West Citizen carrying the name Goins
The Key West Citizen 1926-03-19
Newspaper page from Mountain Advocate carrying the name Goins
Mountain Advocate 1911-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 229,491 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Goins in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1940s.

54 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Goins. The most, 9, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 17
Victoria 12
South Australia 9
Queensland 7
Tasmania 4
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Goins.

Who carried it

People named Goins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Herbie Goins 1939–2015 · singer
  • Glenn Goins 1954–1978 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Goins,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,040 records

1,040 records of the Goins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 705
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 290
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Julius C. Goins

    Born 1919 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Tulsa; driver from Mayes County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Spavinaw-Strang Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gordon L. Goins

    Born 1944; from Eaton, Ohio. U.S. Army, field artillery basic; killed in action 1968 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Paul L. Goins

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1999; buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,040 records for Goins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Goins name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adriaen Sacharias Goins

    Married in 1604 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Goins in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Goins name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Henry Goins

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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