Goff

See also: goff

English

Etymology

As a Welsh surname, related to Gough.
As an English surname of Cornish and Breton origin, from gov (“smith”).
As an Irish surname, reduced from McGoff, from McGough.

Proper noun

Goff

A surname.
A minor city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.

Derived terms

Goffs

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 58.
Goff, Kansas

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