| ![Show Contents]() Degraaff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DegraaffWhat does the name Degraaff mean? The distinguished surname Degraaff was first found in Switzerland. Early Origins of the Degraaff familyThe surname Degraaff 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 Degraaff familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Degraaff 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 Degraaff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Degraaff 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 Degraaff familyUrs 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 Utrecht; he resided at his castle Ilpenstein and also...
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Degraaff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Degraaff RankingNetherlands, the name Degraaff is the 285th most popular surname with an estimated 5,111 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Degraaff 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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