| ![Show Contents]() Kauffman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of KauffmanWhat does the name Kauffman mean? The Jewish surname Kauffman is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Kaufman means "merchant" or "shopkeeper" in German, and as a German name was generally an occupational name. However, for most of the Jewish people of this name, Kauffman was derived from the first name Jacob (Yaakov), converted to a surname it became Yakovman, then Yakofman, which was shortened to Kofman. Kaufman, finally, would have been a spelling variation of this last version. Kauffman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Kaufman, Kaufmann, Kauffmann, Kauffman and many more. Kauffman Rankingthe United States, the name Kauffman is the 1,732nd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1
| Kauffman migration to the United States | + |
Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Kauffman, who arrived in Virginia in 1719 2
- Maria Catharina Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 2
- Johann Kauffman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Hans Jacob Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
- Anna Maria Kauffman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
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Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Christian Henry Kauffman, who landed in New York in 1812 2
- Peter Kauffman, who landed in Maryland in 1841 2
- Abraham Kauffman, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1858 2
- Michael Kauffman, who arrived in Mississippi in 1877 2
Kauffman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Henry Kauffman, who landed in Alabama in 1919 2
| Kauffman migration to Canada | + |
Kauffman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Andrew Kauffman, who landed in Canada in 1832
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kauffman (post 1700) | + |
- Bruce William Kauffman (1934-2021), American jurist, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008-2009)
- Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911-1979), American pioneering underwater demolition expert and eponym of the USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
- George B. Kauffman (b. 1930), award-winning American Professor of Chemistry
- Stuart Alan A. Kauffman (b. 1939), American theoretical biologist
- Matthew Kauffman (b. 1961), American investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
- Famie "Vitola" Kauffman (1925-2009), Canadian-born actress and comedian
- Isaac Kauffman Funk (1839-1912), American publisher and co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Co. in 1891 which was best known for its Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1893)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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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