Surname

Bischof

“bishop”

Bischof is a surname from German.

Original GermanBischoff

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bischof goes back to German Bischof, meaning “bishop.”

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Where it comes from

Bischof comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Bischof (“bishop”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bischof’s family of names

In German usage, Bischof as a surname has a related form in BISCHOFF.

Walk Bischof’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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