The surname Streif was first found in the canton of Chur, Switzerland which is thought to be the ancient homeland of the bearers of Streif, perhaps from the 9th century. The earliest documented evidence of the name was of one Bertholdus Streipho, who was a witness at the court of Worms in 1182.
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Early History of the Streif family
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Streif Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Streif, Streiff, Streiffel, Straif,Straiff and others.
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Early Notables of the Streif family
Notables of the time with the surname Streif were
Hans Streiff from Graubunden, on record in 1513 as the Captain of the Swiss Confederation League at Castle of Mailand
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Migration of the Streif family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Melcher Streiff, and Hans Jacob Streiff, who both arrived in Carolina in 1738; David Streiff, who was on record in Pennsylvania in 1772; Christian Streiff, who arrived at the port of New York in 1837.
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