Gopaul

English

Etymology

Variant of Gopal. This surname is typical of Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago.

Proper noun

Gopaul (plural Gopauls)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gopaul is the 33772^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 674 individuals. Gopaul is most common among Black/African American (40.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (34.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gopaul”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.