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

1. A surname.
2. 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