Goffin is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goffin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Common in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, seems derived from the old French Goffe (= oaf, rude), but there is a good chance that this is not the right solution. It should indeed be rather a hypocoristic first name Godefroy, Geoffroy (see these names). The same goes for Goffard names Goffart, Goffaux. Double diminutives: Goffinet, Goffinon, Goffinont (02, 08 above).

How popular is Goffin?

Goffin is common in France.

Goffin is ranked 63884 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Goffins plummeted by 3.412073 per cent to 368 since 2000 and slipped by 4389 spots and ranked at 55741. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.52 83.46
Black 14.95 13.91
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.84
Goffin is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Belgium which signifies that it is originated from Belgium. Around 7152 people have been found who wears Goffin as their family name. Goffin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
67,494 South Africa3
9,097 Wales3
15,956 Venezuela3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
95,312 Argentina2
20,186 Kenya2
38,830 Morocco1
1,879 Belize1
9,116 Nicaragua1
897,276 Russia1
11,510 Oman1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,704,541 India1
16,228 Bulgaria1
1,253 Burundi1
47,891 Norway1
56,169 Mexico1
21,562 Portugal1
3,307 Malta1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
13,447 Uganda1
746 Dominica1
7,292 Vietnam1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,408 Spain37
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,456 Switzerland63
35,454 Australia61
Countries with hundreds of Goffin:
10,544 England602
49,259 United States541
28,238 Germany370
17,243 Netherlands159
231 Luxembourg158
5,808 New Zealand130
30,049 Canada112
Countries with thousands of Goffin:
248 Belgium3,630
7,136 France1,225
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Blacksmith James Goffin from Great Britain aboard the Montezuma from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on September 14, 1847. Thomas Goffin, aged 30, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

D
Dannielle Macbeth
 goffin is noon surname, represents a nickname derived from the root goff coarse, heavy designating a man left.

Goffin Namesakes

  • Gerry Goffin, Lyricist
  • Anne-Catherine Goffinet, Politician
  • Evi Goffin, Vocalist
  • David Goffin, Tennis player
  • Evi Goffin, Vocalist
  • Evi Goffin, Vocalist
  • Gerry Goffin, Lyricist
  • Gerry Goffin, Lyricist
  • David Goffin, Tennis player
  • Peter Goffin, Costume designer

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