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Scheff
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scheff Schëff
English
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Scheff is the 27845th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 862 individuals. Scheff is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Schoff Schöff parts of Eifel, southwestern Ripuarian
Etymology
gmw-cfr :inh gmh:schif<id:ship> ship + The Middle High German variant gmh schëf (with a-mutation) would have yielded /ʃɛf/.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʃef/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Scheffer or Scheffe or Scheff diminutive Scheffje or Scheffche
gmw-cfr most dialects ship
Descendants
hrx Schiff
lb Schëff