by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager The United States population of Goff and Gough families is dominated by descendants of the Goff and Gough families that arrived on the shores of America by the early 1700s. In genetic terms, this is called a population bottleneck (only certain families […]
Extra! Extra! Gough/Goff in Early New Zealand Newspapers
The first newspaper in New Zealand was New Zealand Gazette, which ironically was first published in London in 1839. By 1840, the printer had arrived in Wellington and the newspaper was published there. Gough and Goff entries appear in the earliest newspapers in New Zealand, a sampling of which follows: […]
Our Goff – Gough Surname Origins
The Gough and Goff surnames have deep roots in England. Each surname, Gough and Goff, was spelled and pronounced differently than today when first adopted as hereditary family names in the late 13th century. The original Goch morphed into Gogh, which is Gough today. The Goffe surname, predecessor to Goff, […]