Lauffer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Lauffer name is generally thought to have evolved from a place name to a surname. There was a Lauffen in Wurtemberg, as well as places called Laufen and Lauf in other parts of the Holy Roman Empire. Versions of the name that evolve from the word "läufer," which meant "runner," are thought to have originally been an occupational name for a messenger. There is also a Jewish Ashkenazic name Lauffer.

Early Origins of the Lauffer family

The surname Lauffer was first found in Wurtemberg, and later in Switzerland, where the Lauffer spelling was most common.

Early History of the Lauffer family

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Lauffer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lorfing, Laurfing, Lauerfingen, Leurvin, Laufer, Lauffer, Lauffen, Leuvelin, Leuven, Leirven and many more.

Early Notables of the Lauffer family

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Lauffer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lauffer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Christian Lauffer, who landed in America in 1728 1
Lorentz Lauffer, who arrived in America in 1728 1
Lisabeth Lauffer, who landed in Carolina in 1743 1
Dorothea Lauffer, who landed in Carolina in 1743 1
Hans Jacob Lauffer, who arrived in Carolina in 1743 1
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Lauffer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Ludwig Lauffer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1819
Philipp Lauffer, who arrived in North America in 1851 1
C. C. Lauffer, who settled in New York, NY in 1862

Contemporary Notables of the name Lauffer (post 1700) +

Billy Lane Lauffer (1945-1966), United States Army soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War
Paul G. Lauffer, American Democratic Party politician, Chemist; Mayor of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 2
Leonard B. Lauffer, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Wellsburg, West Virginia, 1941-42 2
Otto Lauffer (1874-1949), German folklorist and cultural historian
Hans-Ulrich Lauffer (1923-2007), German actor who made 57 films from 1950 through 1991

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html