Goates

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps a variant of Goate, or an Americanized spelling of German Götz. === Proper noun === Goates (plural Goateses) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Goates is the 39164th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.