Goins (surname)

Goins is a surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 99.0% of all known bearers of the surname Goins were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following U.S. states:^[1]

1. Tennessee (1: 2,371)
2. North Carolina (1: 3,004)
3. Kentucky (1: 3,201)
4. West Virginia (1: 4,446)
5. Oklahoma (1: 5,754)
6. Arkansas (1: 6,802)
7. South Carolina (1: 6,904)
8. Ohio (1: 7,582)
9. Alabama (1: 7,920)
10. Louisiana (1: 8,094)
11. Indiana (1: 8,100)
12. Virginia (1: 8,335)
13. Georgia (1: 8,530)
14. D.C. (1: 12,256)
15. Mississippi (1: 12,907)

The frequency of the surname was highest (over 20 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties:

1. Campbell County, Tenn. (1: 136)
2. Claiborne County, Tenn. (1: 216)
3. Surry County, N.C. (1: 236)
4. Marlboro County, S.C. (1: 269)
5. Clay County, Ky. (1: 281)
6. Pulaski County, Ill. (1: 328)
7. Patrick County, Va. (1: 367)
8. Rhea County, Tenn. (1: 378)
9. Craig County, Okla. (1: 386)
10. Bradley County, Tenn. (1: 395)
11. Edmonson County, Ky. (1: 402)
12. Hancock County, Tenn. (1: 417)
13. Hawkins County, Tenn. (1: 424)
14. Clay County, Ga. (1: 435)
15. Union County, Ill. (1: 451)
16. Franklin County, Ky. (1: 473)
17. Pendleton County, Ky. (1: 520)
18. Beauregard Parish, La. (1: 524)
19. Mercer County, W.Va. (1: 549)
20. Fairfield County, S.C. (1: 550)
21. Morgan County, Ohio (1: 552)
22. Meigs County, Tenn. (1: 555)
23. Choctaw County, Miss. (1: 558)
24. Lee County, Va. (1: 560)
25. Summers County, W.Va. (1: 565)
26. Richmond County, N.C. (1: 611)
27. Stone County, Ark. (1: 629)
28. Ringgold County, Iowa (1: 634)
29. Rockingham County, N.C. (1: 647)
30. Massac County, Ill. (1: 655)
31. Whitley County, Ky. (1: 662)
32. Bland County, Va. (1: 674)

People

Notable people with the surname include:

Boris Goins (born 1967), American sprinter
Edray Herber Goins (born 1972), African-American mathematician
Glenn Goins (1954–1978), American singer-songwriter and musician
Herbie Goins (born 1939), American singer
Jesse D. Goins, American actor
Michele Goins, American businesswoman
Ray Goins (1936–2007), American bluegrass banjoist
Ryan Goins (born 1988), American professional baseball player

References

↑ Goins Surname Distribution

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