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![Show Contents]() De graaff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished surname De graaff was first found in Switzerland. Early Origins of the De graaff familyThe surname De graaff was first found in Switzerland, where the family contributed to the development of the region. They became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Early History of the De graaff familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our De graaff research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1485, 1527, 1599, 1611, 1664, 1671, 1678, 1719, 1769, 1807, 1815, 1826, 1841 and 1869 are included under the topic Early De graaff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De graaff Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Graf, Grafe,Graef, Graff, Graffen, Graffin, Grafen, Grafin, Grav, Graaf and many more. Early Notables of the De graaff familyNotables of the time with the surname De graaff were Urs Graf (1485-1527), Swiss engraver and goldsmith, influenced by Albrecht Duerer; Cornelis de Graeff (1599-1664), Mayor of Amsterdam; Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff (1611-1678), Mayor of Amsterdam; Cornelis de Graeff (1671-1719), Dutch Canon of St. Pieter at...
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early De graaff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. De graaff RankingIn Netherlands, the name De graaff is the 285th most popular surname with an estimated 5,111 people with that name. 1 Migration of the De graaff familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Philip Leonhardt Graf, who, with his wife and five children, came to America in 1709. He was bearers of the name Graf to emigrate to the New World. Georg Graf arrived in Pennsylvania between 1743-1746.
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- Bart Frederikus de Graaff, Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator
- Jan de Graaff (1943-2014), Dutch television journalist
- Cornelis de Graaff, Dutch progenitor of The de Graaff brothers (De Gebroeders de Graaff, Gebr. de Graaff) a Dutch horticultural family in 1723
- Suzanna Catharina de Graaff (1905-1968), born Suzanna Catharina Hemmes, a Dutch woman who claimed to be a fifth daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra
- M. J. R. L. "Marcel" de Graaff (b. 1962), Dutch politician, Member of the European Parliament (2020-), Chair of Europe of Nations and Freedom (2015-2019), Chair of Europe of Nations and Freedom (2015-2019)
- Christian de Graaff, South African politician, Minister of Agriculture of Botswana from 2011 to 2015
- Willem "Wim" de Graaff (1931-2021), Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics
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