Popularity of the last name by country

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Origine of last name

GOFF : 1: English: if originally pronounced with a soft G- this is from the Middle English personal name Goff(e) Joff(e) a short form of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Geoffrey">Geoffrey</a> (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Jeffrey">Jeffrey</a>).2: English (of Cornish and Breton origin): occupational name from Cornish and Breton goff ‘smith’ (cognate with Gaelic gobha). The surname is common in East Anglia where it is of Breton origin introduced by followers of William the Conqueror.3: Welsh and Cornish: nickname from a variant of Welsh or Cornish coch goch ‘red(-haired)’; see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Gough">Gough</a>.4: Irish (Wexford): shortened form of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/McGoff">McGoff</a>.5: In some cases possibly also Breton (mainly Finistère; mainly Le Goff): see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Le%20Goff">Le Goff</a>.

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