Goff is a surname with several distinct origins, mainly Germanic, Celtic, Jewish, and French. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The German Goff means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Welsh gof and the Breton goff means "smith". The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".
Batista is a Spanish or Portuguese surname. Notable persons with the name include:
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Bednář is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antonelli is an Italian surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. The early origin of the name traces back to Tuscany. Notable people with the surname include:
Moeller and Möller are closely related surnames of German origin.
Vitt is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Krawiec is a Polish surname meaning "tailor". Males and females use the same form in modern Poland. The surname is related to Kravets, Kravec, and Kravitz.
Carlos is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
McFetridge is a surname, anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pheadruis, patronymic from a Gaelic form of the given name Peter. Notable people with the surname include:
McIlwain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kowalik is a Polish surname, a diminutive of Kowal, meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
As a given name, surname, or nickname, Brick may refer to:
Snider is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor", related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. The more common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snyder.
Towey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carlucci is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tighe is an Irish surname, derived from the Old Gaelic O Taidhg. Notable persons with that name include:
Pawelek or Pawełek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rigney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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