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Goff Family History
Goff Genealogy & Family TreeGoff is a Welsh name from Radnorshire, Wales, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Welsh word coch which means "red" and referred to someone with a ruddy complexion or red hair. The earliest known ancestor--Bertram Goffe--was recorded in 1208. Roots for this name can also be found in France and England. The family motto is Fiers sans tache which means "Proud, without blemish."
Other spellings include "Gof," "Goffe," and "Gough." Notable people with the surname include American football player Robert Goff (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings), American model Trish Goff (Vogue, Victoria's Secret), and Australian-British writer Helen Goff, better known as P.L. Travers (Mary Poppins). The first Goff to come to America was Wm Goff in St. Christopher in 1635.
Goff Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas W. Goff -- --, 1863 March 2, 1929 Texas
- Edward Goff -- --, 1872 September 22, 1956 Tennessee
- William Cooper Goff -- --, 1800 September 17, 1862 North Carolina
- John Goff -- --, 1717 December 0, 1809 Virginia
- Gloria Lewis Goff -- --, 1917 November 27, 1995 Washington
Goff Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Robert Goff -- --, 1842 September 13, 1928 Illinois
- Cleo Cecil Goff -- --, 1895 January 10, 1979 Missouri
- Ernest Goff -- --, 1902 June 7, 1988
- Elisabeth A. Goff -- --, 1816 April 17, 1875
- Civility Goff -- --, 1766 December 0, 1820 North Carolina
