Goethals is a Dutch surname originating in Flanders. It seems to be derived from Goedaels, meaning "good ale", and, equivalent to the English and German surnames Goodale and Gutbier, would have referred to a brewer.Frans Debrabandere, Dictionary of familynames in Zeeland, 2009 People with the surname include:
Angela Goethals (born 1977), American actress Christian Goethals (1928–2003), Belgian racing driver Félix Goethals (1891–1962), French road bicycle racer Félix Victor Goethals (1798–1872), Belgian historian, librarian and genealogist George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), American army officer and civil engineer Guy Goethals (born 1952), Belgian football referee Henry Goethals (c.1217–1293), Flemish scholastic philosopher Lucien Goethals (1931–2006), Belgian composer Paul Goethals (1832–1901), Belgian Jesuit priest, first Catholic archbishop of Calcutta Pieter Goethals (1826–1860), Flemish victim of judicial error, beheaded for a murder he did not commit Raymond Goethals (1921–2004), Belgian football coach Robert Goethals (1922–2011), Belgian football coach Thomás Goethals (born 1983), Dutch/Mexican DJ
Named after George Washington Goethals Goethals Bridge in New York City Goethals Medal, awarded by the Society of American Military Engineers USS General G. W. Goethals and USNS George W. Goethals, US Navy ships Goethals (dredge) US Army ocean-going hopper dredger
Named after Paul Goethals Goethals Memorial School, administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India
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