Show ContentsGraffin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The distinguished surname Graffin was first found in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Graffin family

The surname Graffin 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 Graffin family

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

Graffin 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 Graffin family

Notables of the time with the surname Graffin 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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Graffin Ranking

In France, the name Graffin is the 6,012nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Graffin family

Some 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.


Contemporary Notables of the name Graffin (post 1700) +

  • Gregory Walter Graffin Ph.D. (b. 1964), American punk rock musician, college professor, and author
  • Benoît Graffin (b. 1966), French screenwriter and film director
  • Philippe Graffin (b. 1964), French violinist and recording artist from Romilly-sur-Seine, France


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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