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* [[Frederick R. Goff]], librarian |
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* [[Jacques Le Goff]], French historian |
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* Adolf "Adi" Goff, WW|| Captain of a U-Boat |
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* [[Jonathan Goff]], American football player |
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* [[Mike Goff]], professional baseball player/manager |
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* Edward "Ed" Von Goff, Lieutenant of Nazi Germany's S.S. |
* Edward "Ed" Von Goff, Lieutenant of Nazi Germany's S.S. |
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* [[Phil Goff]], current leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand |
* [[Phil Goff]], current leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand |
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* Albrecht von Goff, ex Nazi Germany Wehrmacht Lieutenant, exicuted for plotting against Hitler late in the war |
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* [[Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley]] |
* [[Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley]] |
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* [[Robert Goff (football player)]], American football player |
* [[Robert Goff (football player)]], American football player |
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* Frederich von Goff,Private and pilot of a Horten Ho 229 fighter jet in WW|| Nazi Germany |
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* [[Stan Goff]], author |
* [[Stan Goff]], author |
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* Siegfried Goff, Commander of Panzer division, - ex military MG-42 team |
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* [[Sir Park Goff, 1st Baronet]], British Conservative party politician, MP |
* [[Sir Park Goff, 1st Baronet]], British Conservative party politician, MP |
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* [[Trish Goff]], Fashion model |
* [[Trish Goff]], Fashion model |
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* Klaus Von Goff, WW|| Nazi General- ex military sniper |
* Klaus Von Goff, WW|| Nazi S.S. Honor Gaurd General- ex military sniper |
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* Donald "Donnie" Eugene Goff, USMC Corporal Sniper |
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Revision as of 21:21, 4 May 2010
| Origin | |
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| Meaning | 1. Godly person / strong warrior / a high priest, 2. "smith" 3. "son of Eochaidh / Eachaidh 4. "red haired" |
| Region of origin | 1. Germany, 2. England, 3. Wales 4. Ireland |
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| Related names | Gough, McGough, Goffstein |
Goff is a surname with several distinct origins. 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 German, Cornish and Breton the German Goff, meaning a Godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Breton goff, meaning "smith" (cognate with Gaelic 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 Goffs
- Heinrich Von Goff, Klaus Goff's Brother, an assault squad's Corporal
- Bruce Goff, architect
- Frederick R. Goff, librarian
- Jacques Le Goff, French historian
- Adolf "Adi" Goff, WW|| Captain of a U-Boat
- Jonathan Goff, American football player
- Mike Goff, professional baseball player/manager
- Mike Goff (football player), American football player
- Edward "Ed" Von Goff, Lieutenant of Nazi Germany's S.S.
- Phil Goff, current leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand
- Albrecht von Goff, ex Nazi Germany Wehrmacht Lieutenant, exicuted for plotting against Hitler late in the war
- Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley
- Robert Goff (football player), American football player
- Frederich von Goff,Private and pilot of a Horten Ho 229 fighter jet in WW|| Nazi Germany
- Stan Goff, author
- Siegfried Goff, Commander of Panzer division, - ex military MG-42 team
- Sir Park Goff, 1st Baronet, British Conservative party politician, MP
- Trish Goff, Fashion model
- Klaus Von Goff, WW|| Nazi S.S. Honor Gaurd General- ex military sniper
- Donald "Donnie" Eugene Goff, USMC Corporal Sniper
References
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