Kirchhof Family Crest & Name History

Anyone researching Kirchhof should also look under Kirchhoff. The name is generally explained as “Someone living by a churchyard”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kirchhoff surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Kirchhoff

Without the “f” of Kirchhoff, Kirchhof is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Kirchhoffs, Kirchoff and Kirchhoffer.

Get the complete Kirchhof report, with a museum-style coat of arms.