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Early Origins of the Imhoof family

The surname Imhoof was first found in Basel, where the name Imhof made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Imhof became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses.

Early History of the Imhoof family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Imhoof research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1422 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Imhoof History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Imhoof Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Imhoff, Immhof, Imhofen, Imhhof, Imhhoff, Imhoffe, Immhoff, Imhoffer, Imhauf, Imhauff, Imhauffer, Imhofin and many more.

Early Notables of the Imhoof family

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United States Imhoof migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Imhoof Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Martin Imhoof, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
  • Elisabeth Imhoof, who arrived in America in 1790 1


  1. 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)


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