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 is a variant of Goff, with historical presence in the UK, US, and Scotland, and early records in places like East Anglia. 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
Goffstown, New Hampshire, named after John Goffe Goff Gough
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