Goethals

Goethals is a Dutch surname originating in Flanders. It seems to be derived from ''Goedaels'', meaning "good ale", and, equivalent to the English and German surnames Goodale and Gutbier, would have referred to a brewer. People with the surname include:

*Angela Goethals (born 1977), American actress *Auguste Goethals (1812–1888), Belgian lieutenant general and minister of war *Christian Goethals (1928–2003), Belgian racing driver *Félix Goethals (1891–1962), French road bicycle racer *Félix Victor Goethals (1798–1872), Belgian historian, librarian and genealogist *George Washington Goethals (1858–1928), United States Army officer and civil engineer *Guy Goethals (born 1952), Belgian football referee *Henry Goethals (c.1217–1293), Flemish scholastic philosopher *Lucien Goethals (1931–2006), Belgian composer *Paul Goethals (1832–1901), Belgian Jesuit priest, first Catholic archbishop of Calcutta. *Pieter Goethals (1826–1860), Flemish victim of judicial error, beheaded for a murder he did not commit *Raymond Goethals (1921–2004), Belgian football coach *Robert Goethals (1922–2011), Belgian football coach *Thomás Goethals (born 1983), Dutch/Mexican DJ Provided by Wikipedia