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".
Wilkie is a surname of Scottish origin, which is medieval pet form of the personal name William. An alternative spelling is Wilkey, and a related German surname is Wilke. The surname Wilkie may refer to:
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.
Klose is a surname of German, Silesian, and West Slavic origins, and may refer to
Weisz is a Hungarian surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Kowalewski is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
Welsh is a surname from the Anglo-Saxon language given to the Celtic Britons. The surname can also be the result of anglicization of the German cognate Welsch. A popular surname in Scotland.
Pagels is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Clauss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Hector is an English, Dutch, French and German surname.
Vučković, also spelled Vuckovic when diacritics are lost or Vuchkovich when transcribed, is a South Slavic patronymic surname derived from the name Vučko, "wolf cub".
Michels is a surname, derived from Michaels, which in turn is derived from the given name Michael. Notable people with the surname include:
Zec is a Serbian and Bosnian surname, borne by ethnic Serbs and Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The word "zec" means rabbit. It may refer to:
Kowalik is a Polish surname, a diminutive of Kowal, meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Borkowski or Borkowsky is a surname of Polish-language origin. The surname may refer to:
Rix is surname with German origins.
The surname Sartorius may refer to:
Volk is a surname. It means wolf in several Slavic languages, and it refers to people in German. Notable people with the surname include:
Thoms is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Klier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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