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Where did the Irish Kiefer family come from? What is the Irish Kiefer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kiefer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kiefer family history?
All Irish surnames have underlying meanings that can be traced back to their fullest points when the names first appeared in a Gaelic form. The name Kiefer originally appeared in Gaelic as "O Caoimh," which is derived from the word "caomh," which means "gentle."
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Many variations of the name Kiefer were found in archives from the Middle Ages. These variations can be somewhat explained by the challenge of translation of Gaelic names into English. Hence, the spelling and language in which the people's names were recorded was often up to the individual scribe. Variations of the name Kiefer found include O'Keeffe, O'Keefe, Keefe, Keeffe, Keefer, Keiffe and others.First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Irish families began leaving their homeland for North America in the late 18th century. These families were usually modestly well off, but they were looking forward to owning and working on a sizable tract of land of their own. This pattern of emigration continued until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine sparked a major exodus of destitute and desperate Irish people. These people were not leaving for a grant of land in North America because by this time the East Coast had reached its saturation point and free land was scarce. They were merely looking to escape the disease, starvation, and hopelessness that Ireland had fallen into. Although these unfortunate immigrants did not receive a warm welcome by the established populations in the United States and what would become Canada, they were absolutely critical to the rapid development that these two nations enjoyed. They would help populate the western lands and provide the cheap labor required for a rapid industrialization. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many early bearers of the name Kiefer or one of its variants:
Kiefer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Friedrich Kiefer, who arrived in Carolina in 1736
- Friedrich Kiefer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736
- Theobald Kiefer, who arrived in Carolina in 1736
- Daniel Kiefer, who landed in America in 1737
- Peter Kiefer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741
Kiefer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John Kiefer, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1838
- Charles Kiefer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840
- George Kiefer, who arrived in Maryland in 1841
- Franz Jakob Kiefer, who arrived in North America in 1846
- Franz Jakob Kiefer, who arrived in North America with his wife and four children in 1846
Kiefer Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Otto Kiefer, who settled in Arkansas in 1905
- Otto Kiefer, who arrived in Arkansas in 1905
- Mathias Kiefer, who arrived in Alabama in 1929
- Mathias Kiefer, who settled in Alabama in 1929
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- Andrew Kiefer (1832-1904), German-born, American representative from Minnesota, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1864
- Adolf Kiefer (b. 1918), American swimmer and the first man in the world to swim 100 yards backstroke under 1 minute
- Jack Kiefer (1940-1999), American professional golfer, won 2 Senior PGA Tour events in the 1990s
- Charles Frederick Kiefer (b. 1911), American Executive Director of the Civil Aeronautics Board (1966-70)
- Brigadier-General Homer Watson Kiefer (1898-1976), American Commanding General 9th Division (1952-1953)
- Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), German artist
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