Goffee Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Goffee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Govy.' This curious surname in the London Directory would seem to defy elucidation, and yet we have evidence of its established position in the 13th century in the neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire I furnish a few instances.

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Goffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England361:1,547,72466,012
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Goffee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Govy.' This curious surname in the London Directory would seem to defy elucidation, and yet we have evidence of its established position in the 13th century in the neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire I furnish a few instances.

Bartelot Govi, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustin Govi, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Eusebius Govy, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Govy, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1665. Married — George Guffie and Christibala Baizley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Goffee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goffee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Goffee occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Goffee live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 47 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.

Goffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goffee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goffee last name expanded 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goffee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goffee surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Goffee earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowffee920/
Goffe911,891/
Offee912/
Gofee911/
Gouffe83329/
Hoffee83303/
Goffer83283/
Ngoffe83116/
Goffez8391/
Goffey8386/
Gaffee8327/
Goffet8311/
Goffie832/
Goffeh832/
Gofeer831/
Offeet830/
Gofe805,115/
Offe801,344/
Ofee8078/
Goffett7752/
Goffeah7724/
Ngouffe7716/
Gouffet7714/
Gouffer777/
Gouffes771/
Gouffey771/
Gouffie771/
Ghoffer771/
Gaffeer771/
Gooffer770/
Houffee770/
Goffhue770/
Offei7327,020/
Goffi735,029/
Offer734,035/
Offeh733,204/
Goffa732,507/
Hoffe73521/
Geffe73415/
Offie73391/
Gaffe73312/
O'Fee73297/
Gofer73165/
Ofeye7377/
Offet7361/
Gofoe7335/
Ngofe7334/
Affee7331/
Gofea7326/
Goufe7310/
Ouffe7310/
Goffy738/
Offes738/
Offey736/
Ofeje736/
Godfe735/
Gofie733/
Gofey732/
Offea732/
Goffé732/
Kgofe732/
Ofeez732/
Offoe732/
Ghofe731/
Gofae731/
Gosfe731/
Goofe731/
Ofeet731/
Gofes731/
Gofei731/
Ofeer731/
Goife731/
Gofeu731/
Ojfee731/
Hofee730/
Offoehie712/
Ouffouee711/
Hoffegie711/
Goodfeed710/
Hoffer6714,634/
Gaffer6711,849/
Gaffey672,640/
Gaffet671,161/
Ofe671,124/
Gouffi67772/
Gouffa67407/
Geffie67407/
Gafeer67294/
Hoffie67221/
Goffoy67139/
Hoffet67121/
Gaffez67101/
Gaffie6787/
Offett6776/
Kgaffe6769/
Godfey6768/
Hoffey6767/
Ghoffi6747/
Offoue6743/
Goffio6730/
Ngoufe6730/
Hopffe6724/
Ghofer6722/
Gofaye6722/
Oiffer6720/
Offeyi6718/
Goffau6715/
Ofojee6715/
Hoffej6712/
Ngofeu6712/
Goofer6710/
Gouffé6710/
Gofieh679/
Goffhé679/
Opffer678/
Gauffe677/
Haffee675/
Godfer675/
Goffis675/
Ngaffe675/
Offeit673/
Gafeez673/
Ngofeh673/
Ngoffi673/
Gofeah672/
Ouffer671/
Hofeez671/
Gaffae671/
Gieffe671/
Goephe671/
Goffay671/
Affees671/
Ofoyee671/
Goffha671/
Gafeed671/
Gaffes671/
Hooffe671/
Oufeye671/
Ouffet671/
Offieh671/
Ofeieh671/
Ngofei671/
Ngofey671/
Goufey671/
Ghafee671/
Gaffye671/
Affeje671/
Ofehez671/
Ofehie671/
Ofejie671/
Offfer671/
Offhie671/
Gojfej671/
Goufei671/
Gosfej671/
Hofeer671/
Goufer670/
Gopfer670/
Hoffes670/
Goffuy670/
Godfed670/

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