Given name & surname
Schaff
“sheep”
Schaff is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Jewish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “sheep.”
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Where it comes from
As a Jewish surname, it comes from German Schaf.
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How it developed
In English usage, Schaff as a surname developed from SCHAF.
Schaff’s family of names
In English usage, Schaff as a surname developed from the German form SCHAF. In English usage, Schaff as a surname has a related form in SCHAAF. In German usage, Schaff as a surname has a related form in SCHAEFER.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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