Goethals Family History
Goethals Name Meaning
Flemish: nickname for a kindly person from goed ‘good’ + hals ‘neck’ a cognate of Goodhart presumably resulted from a folketymological reinterpretation of Goedale a metonymic occupational name for a brewer from goed ‘good’ + ale ‘ale’ a cognate of English Goodall .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022