Imhoff: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

In old registers, Imhoff often stands in for Imhof. Its meaning, shared with Imhof, is “Someone living at the court or farmstead”.

A variant of Imhof

The extra “f” in Imhoff is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Imhoff surname had 3,734 bearers. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. French birth records list 1,044 children named Imhoff between 1891 and 2000.

Family crest and blazon

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

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