Gaff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gaff family

The surname Gaff was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Gaff family

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Gaff Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goff, Goffart, Goffin, Goffinet, Geff, Geffen, Gaff, Gäfert, Guff and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaff family

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Gaff migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gaff Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Gaff, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 1
Mary Gaff, aged 20, who landed in New York in 1854 1
Mrs. T.F. Gaff, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1893
Thomas F. Gaff, aged 38, who landed in America, in 1893
Mrs. F. W. Gaff, aged 63, who immigrated to America, in 1894
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Gaff Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Zaidee Gaff, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
Thomas Trueman Gaff, aged 50, who settled in America, in 1904
Mande Gaff, aged 27, who settled in America from Dover, England, in 1909
James Gaff, aged 17, who landed in America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1910
Joseph Gaff, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Malte, England, in 1920
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gaff (post 1700) +

Brent Allen Gaff (b. 1958), former American Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets
Andrew Gaff (b. 1992), Australian rules footballer

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)