Goff family name history and map
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Goff in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 271 people named Goff in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 137 men and 133 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Goff in Ireland
Wexford was Goff country: 31% of them (84 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (65), Cork (24), Waterford (22) and Cavan (15).
Goff average age in 1911
The average Goff in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 29.6 for men and 31.2 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Goff literacy in 1911
Of the Goffs whose literacy was recorded, 76.2% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 21.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 69.2% of men. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Goff common first names
The most common male names were John (15), Thomas, Edward, James and Patrick. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Goff occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goff's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (52) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.7%), domestic servant (3.3%), farm labourer (3.3%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.1% of all Goffs, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Goff?
Goffs were predominantly Roman Catholic (70.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.8%) and Presbyterian (0.4%).
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Goff statistics (1911)
Number: 271
Rank: 2,063
Average Age: 30
Goffin the USA (2020)
Number: 31,014
Rank: 1,113
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
