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

Named after George Washington Goethals

 * Goethals Bridge in New York City
 * Goethals Medal, awarded by the Society of American Military Engineers
 * USS General G. W. Goethals and USNS George W. Goethals, US Navy ships
 * Goethals (dredge) US Army ocean-going hopper dredger

Named after Paul Goethals

 * Goethals Memorial School, administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India