Gookin

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Guagáin. Compare McGuigan.

Proper noun

Gookin (plural Gookins)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Gookin is the 35537^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 633 individuals. Gookin is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gookin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.

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