The goes Surname
goes Name Meaning and History
- Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch goes ‘goose’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept geese, or a nickname for a silly person.
- Portuguese: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 12 - Messages: 48
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Jacobus GOES b about 1759 |
 bmarrs1
| 1 |
| Anna Margaretha GOES m. Johann Adam STURM |
steelethree1
| 3 |
| Robert GOES newspaper article - 1938 |
RandallMcDaniel44
| 0 |
| GOES from Netherlands > South Chicago, Illinois | Mike Tucker | 14 |
| Rosalia GOES, 1860 census, St. Clair County, Illinois |
BettyCarp0316
| 0 |
| DeWitt GOES from Canada > New York state | Laurie | 1 |
| Correction to "GOES family in Corwall, England" post | ANN YOUNG | 0 |
| GOES family in Wisconsin in 1850s | Phillip W. Miller | 1 |
| Jeanette (ELLIOT) GOES obituary |
dactackm
| 0 |
| Hi | Jim Goes | 14 |
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