| Origin | |
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| Meaning | 1. Godly person / strong warrior / a high priest, 2. "smith" 3. "son ofEochaidh /Eachaidh 4. "red haired" |
| Region of origin | Germanic countries,Celtic countries,Israel,France |
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| Variant forms | Gough, McGough, Goffstein |
Goff is a surname ofCeltic origin. It is the 946th most commonfamily name in theUnited States.[1] When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name fromWelsh,Cornish orBreton. The Welshgof and the Bretongoff means "smith" (cognate withIrishgobha). The English-originating surname is common inEast Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surnameGough, and is derived from anickname for someone withred hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".[2][3]
Surnames associated with the occupation ofsmith | ||
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| From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith' | ||
1 "Kovalik" etc. may be derived from the name of the bird of genus ofnuthatches | ||
