Mcgoffin

Mcgoffin Meaning & Origin

About Mcgoffin
The surname McGoffin is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Gothfraidh, meaning "son of Gothfraidh." Gothfraidh is a Gaelic personal name that is equivalent to the English name Geoffrey. The prefix "Mac" means "son of," indicating that the surname McGoffin was originally used to identify someone as the son of Gothfraidh.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcgoffin is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mcgoffin: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcgoffin based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKFN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M20105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 G AO1 F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/mcgoffin*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M215

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcgoffin in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcgoffin in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcgoffin in braille

How to sign the name Mcgoffin using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcgoffin using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcgoffin in sign language

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