Goobie Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished Old English surname Goobie means "of Gopheye," and indicates someone who hails from the town of Gopheye in Dorset.

Goobie Early Origins

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The surname Goobie was first found in Dorset, where thee family was anciently seated as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. However, many Saxon surnames survived and the family name Goobie was first referenced in the year 1327, when Nicholas Gopheye held estates in Somerset whence they had moved from Dorset.

Goobie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guppy, Goobie, Gophy, Gophie, Guppey, Gooby, Goby, Gobey, Guby, Gube and many more.

Goobie Early History

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Goobie Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Guppie, who came to Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1653; Wm Guppy, who settled in Barbados in 1685; John Guppy, who immigrated to Maryland in 1771; Samuel Guppy, who was living in New York in 1834.

Contemporary Notables of the name Goobie (post 1700)

Ren Goobie, Newfoundland co-founder of Newfoundland Aero Sales and Services Inc in 1945 which later became Maritime Central Airways in 1963
Andrea Elizabeth "Beth" Goobie (b. 1959), Canadian Governor General's Literary Award nominated poet and writer, awarded the Pat Lowther Award in 1995

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Other References

Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
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The Goobie Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Goobie Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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