| Belfast city: | 2 | Cork: | 1 | Cork city: | 3 | Dublin: | 1 |
| Dublin city: | 6 | Kilkenny: | 1 | Leitrim: | 1 | Limerick: | 1 |
| Limerick city: | 3 | Longford: | 1 | Mayo: | 2 | Meath: | 5 |
| Monaghan: | 3 | Roscommon: | 3 | Tyrone: | 6 | Waterford: | 5 |
| Westmeath: | 1 | Wexford: | 24 |
| Goch | Gough: líonmhar: Oir-dheisceart & rl. Sloinne ón mBreatnais: coch = dearg, rua. Bhí siad in Éirinn sa 13 céad. Bhí siad chun tosaigh i bPort Lairge sa 17 céad. |
| Goff | Quite numerous: Wexford etc. Ir. Góch, according to Woulfe, from Welsh coch, red. There is also a Welsh word gof = smith. The Welsh connection is well established - they came in 13 cent and settled in Dublin and Waterford. See Gough. MIF. |
| Gough | numerous: E Ulster, Midlands, South-East. Ir. Goch, from Welsh coch = red. In Waterford 13 cent. Now pronounced Goff and so spelled in some cases. This name is also an anglicisation of (1) Ó Cuacháin (Mayo) and (2) Mag Eochadha (Armagh-Monaghan). |
| MacGaugh | Very rare: Galway-Mayo. Ir. Mag Eathach. See Mac Gagh. |
| MacGeogh | Very rare: Belfast. See Mac Geough. |
| MacGeough | numerous: Armagh-Tyrone-Monaghan; Louth-Meath etc. Ir. Mag Eochadha, from first name Eochaidh (horseman). Associated with Oriel. MIF. |
| MacGoff | rare: Mayo etc. Ir. Mag Eochadha. See Mac Gough. |
| MacGough | Quite numerous: Monaghan, Midlands, Galway etc. Ir. Mac Eochadha from first name Eochaidh, associated with Oriel. MIF. |
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