Kauffman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany
Israel

The distinguished surname Kauffman is a proud symbol of a Jewish culture, which is found in many places world-wide. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt surnames, since people were moving closer together, and it was becoming difficult to distinguish between people with the same names. The surname Kauffman is an occupational surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. This surname was given to a banker, pawnbroker, or usurer. It derives from the German word lehenen, which means to lend.

Kauffman Ranking

In the United States, the name Kauffman is the 1,732^nd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Kauffman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Kauffman, who arrived in Virginia in 1719 2
Maria Catharina Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 2
Johann Kauffman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Hans Jacob Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
Anna Maria Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
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Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Henry Kauffman, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Peter Kauffman, who landed in Maryland in 1841 2
Abraham Kauffman, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1858 2
Michael Kauffman, who arrived in Mississippi in 1877 2

Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Henry Kauffman, who landed in Alabama in 1919 2

Kauffman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kauffman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Andrew Kauffman, who landed in Canada in 1832

Contemporary Notables of the name Kauffman (post 1700) +

Bruce William Kauffman (1934-2021), American jurist, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008-2009)
Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911-1979), American pioneering underwater demolition expert and eponym of the USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
George B. Kauffman (b. 1930), award-winning American Professor of Chemistry
Stuart Alan A. Kauffman (b. 1939), American theoretical biologist
Matthew Kauffman (b. 1961), American investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
Famie "Vitola" Kauffman (1925-2009), Canadian-born actress and comedian
Isaac Kauffman Funk (1839-1912), American publisher and co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Co. in 1891 which was best known for its Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1893)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)