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Goff (other)
Goff is a surname. See the article for a list of people with the surname. Goff may also refer to: First name * Goff Letts, politician in Northern Territory, Australia * Goff Richards, English brass band arranger and composer Places * Goff, Kansas, small city in the United States * Goff Farm, Massachusetts, United States * Goff Homestead, Massachusetts, United States * Goff Petroglyph Site, Arkansas, United States Other uses * GOFF, a file format * Longwall mining#Goff, Goff, a name for the area behind the longwall in a longwall mine See also * Le Goff, a surname * Goffs (other) * Goffe * Gough (other) * Goff's Caye, an island of Belize {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goff
Goff is a surname with several distinct origins, mainly Germanic, Celtic, Jewish, and French. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The German ''Goff'' means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. 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". 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |