Stauffer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Stauffer family

The surname Stauffer was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. The name is derived from the Old High German word "stouf," and is an occupational name for a maker or seller of beakers or mugs. The name was also a habitation name adopted from one of the many places so named in Switzerland or Germany.

Early History of the Stauffer family

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Stauffer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stauffer, Staufer, Staufert, Stouffer, Stover and others.

Early Notables of the Stauffer family

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Stauffer Ranking

In the United States, the name Stauffer is the 3,870^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Stauffer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stauffer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ulrich Stauffer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 2
Jacob Stauffer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Chr Stauffer, who landed in America in 1732 2
Daniel Stauffer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Christoph Stauffer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
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Stauffer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samuel Stauffer, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1826 2
Philipp Stauffer, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
Adam Stauffer, aged 36, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
Julius Stauffer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1877 2
Karl Stauffer, who landed in Kentucky in 1881 2
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Stauffer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stauffer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Magdalena Stauffer, who arrived in Canada in 1754

Stauffer Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Joseph Stauffer, who landed in Canada in 1831
Abraham Stauffer, who landed in Canada in 1831
Eli Stauffer, who landed in Canada in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Stauffer (post 1700) +

William Albert "Bill" Stauffer (1930-2015), American basketball player
Gordon C. Stauffer (b. 1930), retired American basketball coach
Brenda Lee Stauffer (b. 1961), former field hockey player from the United States
Simon Walter Stauffer (1888-1975), United States Representative
Timothy James Stauffer (b. 1982), American Major League Baseball player
Jack Stauffer (b. 1945), American television actor
David McNeely Stauffer (1845-1913), eminent American civil engineer and author in that area
Oscar Stauffer, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1928
Randolph Stauffer, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1944
Richard A. Stauffer, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1982
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Historic Events for the Stauffer family +

USS Indianapolis

Edward Henry Stauffer, American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew