Soffe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Soffe family

The surname Soffe was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Soffe family

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Soffe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saffe, Saffae, Safe, Saffes, Saeffe, Saeffes, Seaffe, Seafe, Saff and many more.

Early Notables of the Soffe family

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Soffe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Soffe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Soffe, who landed in America in 1804 1

Soffe migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Soffe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Sydney Soffe, aged 35, a joiner, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Glenlora" in 1873
Harriet Soffe, aged 37, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Glenlora" in 1873
Alice Soffe, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Glenlora" in 1873
John N. Soffe, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Joseph Soffe, aged 12, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888

Contemporary Notables of the name Soffe (post 1700) +

Vaughn C. Soffe, American politician, Mayor of Murray, Utah, 1971-77 2

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html