Kirchhoffs Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The spelling Kirchhoffs grew out of Kirchhoff, a German surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Kirchhoffs points to “Someone living by a churchyard”. The extra ending in Kirchhoffs is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Kirchhoff's family. Related forms: Kirchoff, Kirchhof and Kirchhoffer.

There is no single Kirchhoffs family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Kirchhoffs family name pack.