Geoffrey

Anglo-Saxon from French

"pledge of peace"

Geoffrey Origin and Meaning

The name Geoffrey is a boy's name of French, Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "pledge of peace".

In the US, this spelling is less common than mid-century favorite Jeffrey, and it has faded from popularity faster. This more British spelling is the usual form for historical figures like Geoffrey Chaucer and the Welsh historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, and as such it may feel more rooted and enduring.

Geoffrey Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Geoffrey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1769 on Nameberry

Geoffrey Popularity

• 1769 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Geoffrey

• Geoffrey Beene American fashion designer
• Geoffrey Chaucer medieval English writer, author of "The Canterbury Tales"
• Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck English rock guitarist
• Geoffrey Howe former British Deputy Prime Minister
• Geoffrey Arend American actor
• Geoffrey Wigdor American actor
• Geoffrey Joseph "Geoff" Rowley English pro skateboarder
• Geoffrey Plantagenet Count of Anjou
• Geoffrey Rush Australian actor
• Geoffrey of Monmouth Welsh cleric
• Geoffrey Keating Irish priest and poet
• Geoffrey Palmer English actor
• Geoffrey Lewis American actor
• Geoffrey Zakarian American TV chef, restaurateur, and author
• Geoffrey Charles "Geoff" Hurst English footballer
• Geoffrey Thomas "Geoff" Hangartner American football player
• Geoffrey Isaiah "Geoff" Schwartz American football player
• Geoffrey Scott "Geoff" Cameron American soccer player
• Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes English musician of The Buggles, Yes and Asia
• Geoffrey James "Geoff" Nicholls English keyboardist of Black Sabbath
• Geoffrey Wayne "Geoff" Tate American lead singer of the band Queensryche
• Geoffrey Paul "Geoff" Barrow English musician of Portishead
• Geoffrey William "Geoff" Rickly English lead singer of Thursday
• Geoffrey Brian "Geoff" Hunt Australian squash player
• Geoffrey Lazer "Geoff" Ramsey (born Geoffrey Paul Fink) American comedian of the internet group Rooster Teeth
• Ewan Robert Geoffrey O'Dowd son of Erin Boag & Peter O'Dowd

Geoffrey in Pop Culture

• Geoffrey Tennant main character of TV show "Slings and Arrows"
• Geoffrey Shurlock from movie "Hitchcock"
• Geoffrey Clifton from the movie "The English Patient"
• Geoffrey Vickars character in G. A. Henty's "By England's Aid"
• Geoffrey Landgraab character in "The Sims" (3,4) video/computer games
• Geoffrey "Geoff" Bingham character in the book "After the Hole" and it's film adaptation "The Hole"
• Geoffrey the Giraffe Toys R Us mascot
• Geoffrey Landgraab character in the Sims franchise