How common is the surname Goff?

32,298 people in the United States had the surname Goff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,559 Americans. It ranked 1,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goff?

Jared Goff, American football player (born 1994), followed by Trish Goff.

Where is the surname Goff most common?

Wikidata records people named Goff in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Goff getting more or less common?

More common. 31,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,298 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Goff

An occupational surname, carried by 32,298 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goff is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

* As a Welsh surname, related to Gough. * As an English surname of Cornish and Breton origin, from gov (“smith”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McGoff, from McGough.

Goff is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,298 people named Goff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,559 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,806.

#1,081

rank among US surnames

32,298

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,001)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,072	Dailey	32,719	9,436
#1,073	Merrill	32,620	9,465
#1,074	Cowan	32,586	9,475
#1,075	Slater	32,584	9,475
#1,076	Albert	32,507	9,498
#1,077	Justice	32,480	9,506
#1,078	Osborn	32,439	9,518

Who is named Goff

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Goff identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goffs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jared Goff
American football player (born 1994)
Trish Goff
American fashion model, actress, real estate broker, born 1976
Nathan Goff Jr.
American politician (1843-1920)
Bruce Goff
American architect (1904-1982)
Guy D. Goff
American politician (1866-1933)
Abe McGregor Goff
American politician and civil servant (1899-1984)
P. L. Travers
Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996)

Notable Goffs come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Goff come from?: * As a Welsh surname, related to Gough. * As an English surname of Cornish and Breton origin, from gov (“smith”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McGoff, from McGough.
How common is the surname Goff?: 32,298 people in the United States had the surname Goff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,559 Americans. It ranked 1,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goff?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Goff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goff?: Jared Goff, American football player (born 1994), followed by Trish Goff.
Where is the surname Goff most common?: Wikidata records people named Goff in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Goff?: Goff is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Goff getting more or less common?: More common. 31,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,298 in 2010, up 1.5%.