The Goyette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,231 people carried this name — #9,983 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,049 in 2000.

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In print

Goyette in American newspapers,
1881–1930.

Newspaper page from The Frontier carrying the name Goyette
The Frontier 1930-03-13
Newspaper page from Tonopah Daily Bonanza carrying the name Goyette
Tonopah Daily Bonanza 1907-11-02
Newspaper page from The Silver State carrying the name Goyette
The Silver State 1881-06-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,456 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Goyette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Phil Goyette
    Phil Goyette 1933–2026 · ice hockey coach
  • Émile Goyette d. 1983
  • Odilon Goyette 1842–1921 · politician
  • Suzanne Paquette-Goyette 1908–2001 · school teacher
  • Maurice J. Goyette 1934–2021 · politician
  • Lyette Goyette 1936–2023 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Goyette,
in the records of 4 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 States311 records

311 records of the Goyette name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 115
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alfred J. Goyette

    Born 1921 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1942 at Providence; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Goyette

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Augusta Victoria from Hamburg, Cherbourg and Southampton, aged 24; nurse. From France.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert F. Goyette

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1930, died 1989; buried at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Alabama.

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

Showing 3 of 311 records for Goyette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Goyette name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Joseph Goyette

    Buried in 1988 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 73.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Goyette

    Died 1931 in Arichat, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Bennonie Goyette

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Goyette in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Goyette name in Australia NSW convict, estate and railway indexes
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jacques Goyette

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Buffalo, arriving 1840; ticket of leave 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Joseph Goyette

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Buffalo, arriving 1840; ticket of leave 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Goyette in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Goyette name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Raymond Goyette

    Born 1933 in Canada; died 1996 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Therese Cecile Goyette

    Born 1904 in Canada; died 1995 in Nevers (Nièvre).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Victorine Goyette

    Born 1919 in Gros-Morne; died 1993 in La Trinité (Martinique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Goyette in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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