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There are approximately 398 people named Goffe in the UK. That makes it the 11,609th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Goffe.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Goff
Gaugh
Gough
Goffer
Goaffe
Gofff
Goafe
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Goffes
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Ghofe
Goffie
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Goffi
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Gofee

The Goffe surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GOFF. GOFFE. See Gough. When not a corruption of Gough, it is said to signify in the Armoricau dialect " the smith." In the Cornish, Angove has the same meaning, while Trengrove is "strong smith." Queingoff is another Armorican surname meanhig " whitesmith," according to the conjecture of Mr. Dixon. These are all, of course, allied to Gow.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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