Geoffroy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Geoffroy.

Proper noun

Geoffroy (plural Geoffroys)

1. A surname from French.

Derived terms

• Geoffroy's bat
• Geoffroy's cat
• Geoffroy's daggerbill
• Geoffroy's rousette
• Geoffroy's spider monkey
• Geoffroy's tamarin

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Geoffroy is the 27556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 874 individuals. Geoffroy is most common among White (93.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geoffroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31.

French

Alternative forms

• Geffroy

Etymology

From Germanic origin, perhaps Frankish *Gardifriþu or *Gaiʀafriþu. See Geoffrey for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ.fʁwa/

Proper noun

Geoffroy m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Geoffrey
2. a surname originating as a patronymic