Goffney

English

Etymology

Variant of Gaffney.

Proper noun

Goffney (plural Goffneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goffney is the 39052^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Goffney is most common among Black/African American (92.38%) individuals.

Further reading

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