Where Does the Goebels Surname Come From?

In old registers, Goebels often stands in for Goebel.

What does the surname Goebels mean?

In origin, the name means “from the name Gottfried”.

Is Goebels the same name as Goebel?

The extra ending in Goebels is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Goebel's family. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Goebbel, Göbel and Goble.

Does every Goebels family have a crest?

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