Graaff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The distinguished surname Graaff was first found in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Graaff family

The surname 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 Graaff family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our 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 Graaff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Graaff Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Graf, Grafe,Graef, Graff, Graffen, Graffin, Grafen, Grafin, Grav, Graaf and many more.

Early Notables of the Graaff family

Notables of the time with the surname 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...
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Graaff migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Graaff Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Graaff, who landed in America in 1738 1
Conraad Graaff, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 1
Sebastian Graaff, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740-1741 1

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)