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Riffel Family Crest
Riffel Family Crest
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Where did the French Riffel family come from? What is the French Riffel family crest and coat of arms? When did the Riffel family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Riffel family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Riff, Riffe, Rife, Rif and others.

First found in Savoie, (Savoy) in the south west of France, 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 the Chambery 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Riffel research. Another 152 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Riffel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Riffel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Jacob Riffel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750

Riffel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Georg Riffel, aged 34, arrived in New York, NY in 1885

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  8. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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  10. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
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