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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GOFF

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person (see Gough).
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. Irish: reduced form of McGoff.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)