Goff is a surname of Celtic origin. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. ^[1] When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from Welsh, Cornish or Breton. The Welsh gof and the Breton goff means "smith" ( cognate with Irish gobha). The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman". ^{[2] [3]}

Notable people

• Barbara Goff, classics professor
• Bruce Goff, architect
• Darius Goff (1809–1891), industrialist and businessman
• Frederick R. Goff (1916–1982), librarian
• Greg Goff, American college baseball coach
• Guy D. Goff (1866–1933), US Senator from West Virginia
• H. N. Goff, American politician and businessman
• Harper Goff, American artist, musician, and actor
• Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff (1828–1901), American author, temperance reformer
• Helen Lyndon Goff author, better known as P. L. Travers the creator of Mary Poppins
• Jared Goff, American football quarterback
• Jacques Le Goff, French historian
• Jerry Goff, American baseball player
• John William Goff (1848–1924), American lawyer and politician from New York
• John William Goff (baseball) (1925–2009), American baseball player
• Jonathan Goff, American football player
• Keli Goff, American journalist, playwright and screenwriter
• Kellen Goff, American voice actor
• Kenneth Goff, American anti-communist
• Martyn Goff (1923–2015), British author, bookseller and literary administrator
• Mike Goff (baseball), professional baseball player/manager
• Mike Goff (American football), American football player
• Nathan Goff Jr., member of the United States Congress
• Phil Goff, former leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand
• Philip Goff (philosopher), British philosopher
• Ray Goff, American football player and coach
• Reginald Goff (1907–1980), English judge
• Robert Goff (football player), American football player
• Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley (1926–2016), British judge and law lord
• Sir Park Goff, 1st Baronet, British Conservative party politician, MP
• Sidney Clayton Goff (1861–1935), American dentist and politician
• Stan Goff (born 1951), author
• Thomas Goff (1867–1949), Irish/English landowner and politician
• Thomas William Goff (1829–1876), Irish Conservative party politician, MP
• Trish Goff (born 1976), fashion model

References

External links

• Goff/Gough Surname DNA Study
• Most Common Surnames in the U.S.
• The Goff Surname, Ancestry.com
• The Gough Surname, Ancestry.com
• The McGough Surname, Ancestry.com
• The Goff-Gough Family Association

See also

• Le Goff, another surname

Surname list

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