The Goff surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 32,298 people carried this name — #1,081 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,130 people counted. That is up 2% from 31,806 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Goff.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Finistère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Goff in American newspapers,
1916–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 179,138 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Goff,
with a public archive behind them.
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Darius Goff 1809–1891 · politician -
Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff 1828–1901 · writer -
Nathan Goff Jr. 1843–1920 · judge -
John W. Goff 1848–1924 · judge -
Emmett Goff 1852–1902 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 195 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Goff.
- Goes 538 · U.S. census
- Goethals 440 · U.S. census
- Goetsch 1,961 · U.S. census
- Goetschel 107 · U.S. census
- Goetz 13,390 · U.S. census
- Goetzmann 129 · U.S. census
- Goffard 169 · U.S. census
- Goffin 368 · U.S. census
- Goffinet 701 · U.S. census
- Goga 514 · U.S. census
- Goger 133 · U.S. census
- Goglin 142 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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