Goffe

Goffe is primarily an English surname, with origins potentially stemming from a nickname for a red-haired person (from Welsh/Cornish "coch"), an occupational name for a blacksmith (from Breton/Celtic "gof"), or a short form of the French name Geoffrey, all appearing in medieval records. It's a variant of Goff, with historical presence in the UK, US, and Scotland, and early records in places like East Anglia. ^{[1] [2]} It may refer to:

• Alan Powell Goffe (1920–1966), British pathologist
• Alfred Constantine Goffe (1863–1951), Jamaican businessman
• Christopher Goffe (fl. 1683–1691), pirate and privateer active in the Red Sea and the Caribbean
• John Goffe (1701–1786), Colonial American soldier
• Lloyd Goffe (1913–1984), British motorcycle speedway rider
• Rusty Goffe (born 1948), British dwarf entertainer
• Stephen Goffe (1605–1681), Royalist agent of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
• Sue Goffe, English film maker
• Thomas Goffe (1591–1629), Jacobean dramatist
• William Goffe (c. 1615 – c. 1679), English regicide

See also

• All pages with titles containing Goffe
• Gough

1. SurnameDB. "SurnameDB | Goffe Surname: Meaning, Origin & Family History". surnamedb.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
2. "Goffe Surname Meaning & Goffe Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2026-01-20.