Show ContentsKirchhoff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms


United States Kirchhoff migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kirchhoff Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Abraham Kirchhoff, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 1
  • Aug Andr Kirchhoff, who arrived in America in 1778 1
  • Christoph Kirchhoff, who landed in America in 1780 1
  • Friedrich Kirchhoff, who arrived in America in 1780 1
  • Jurgen Kirchhoff, who arrived in America in 1780 1
Kirchhoff Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Otto Kirchhoff, aged 25, who landed in New York in 1849 1
  • G Fr Kirchhoff, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kirchhoff (post 1700) +

  • William H. Kirchhoff, American politician, Village President of Franklin Park, Illinois, 1915-23 2
  • Steven R. Kirchhoff, American politician, Mayor of Bozeman, Montana, 2002-03 2
  • Robert W. Kirchhoff, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1948, 1950, 1952 2
  • John Kirchhoff, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988 2
  • Henry G. Kirchhoff, American politician, Village President of Franklin Park, Illinois, 1899-1900 2

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Wilbur Albert Kirchhoff, American Seaman First Class from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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