Message: "surname alternate spellings Schoffof"

surname alternate spellings Schoffof

by MSW (guest)

10/24/2013, 6:31 PM

I've come across this name that I believe is being spelled phonetically. Does any have any ideas about this name - "Schoffof." Based on the other family members, I'm guessing that it is a German family. Please help!

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- Marc (guest) +1

10/24/2013, 7:35 PM

Schoffof is a dialectal form of the placename Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn in Alsace as you can see if you Google both forms.

- MSW (guest)

10/25/2013, 4:23 AM

I don't imagine it was very common in the US in the late 1700's or early 1800's. Thank you for your help!

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