Goffe
Goffe is primarily an English surname, with origins potentially stemming from a nickname for a red-haired person (from Welsh/Cornish "coch"), an occupational name for a blacksmith (from Breton/Celtic "gof"), or a short form of the French name Geoffrey, all appearing in medieval records. It's a variant of Goff, with historical presence in the UK, US, and Scotland, and early records in places like East Anglia.[1][2] It may refer to:
- Alan Powell Goffe (1920–1966), British pathologist
- Alfred Constantine Goffe (1863–1951), Jamaican businessman
- Christopher Goffe (fl. 1683–1691), pirate and privateer active in the Red Sea and the Caribbean
- John Goffe (1701–1786), Colonial American soldier
- Lloyd Goffe (1913–1984), British motorcycle speedway rider
- Rusty Goffe (born 1948), British dwarf entertainer
- Stephen Goffe (1605–1681), Royalist agent of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Sue Goffe, English film maker
- Thomas Goffe (1591–1629), Jacobean dramatist
- William Goffe (c. 1615 – c. 1679), English regicide
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Goffe
- Goffstown, New Hampshire, named after John Goffe
- Gough
References
[edit]- ↑ SurnameDB. "SurnameDB | Goffe Surname: Meaning, Origin & Family History". surnamedb.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "Goffe Surname Meaning & Goffe Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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1 "Kovalik" etc. may be derived from the name of the bird of genus of nuthatches | ||
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