Goffart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Goffart family

The surname Goffart was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Goffart family

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Goffart Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goff, Goffart, Goffin, Goffinet, Geff, Geffen, Gaff, Gäfert, Guff and many more.

Early Notables of the Goffart family

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Migration of the Goffart family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

Contemporary Notables of the name Goffart (post 1700) +

Walter André Goffart (1934-2025), German-born American historian who specialized in Late Antiquity and the European Middle Ages