Schaff

• As a German surname, variant of Schaaf.
• As a Jewish surname, from German Schaf (“sheep”) or its Yiddish equivalent שאָף (shof).
• Also as a German surname, from the noun Schaff (“tub, wooden barrel”), compare Scheffel.

Schaff (plural Schaffs)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaff is the 11035^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2881 individuals. Schaff is most common among White (95.35%) individuals.

• chaffs

From Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaf, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą. Doublet of Schapp. Cognate with Dutch schap and Swedish skåp.

• IPA^(key): /ʃaf/

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Schaff n (strong, genitive Schaffes or Schaffs, plural Schaffe, diminutive Schaffel n or Schafferl n)

1. (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) wooden container, tub, barrel
2. (South Western German, West Central German) cupboard, cabinet

• Schapp
• Scheffel

• → Macedonian: шкаф (škaf)
• → Serbo-Croatian: škȁf

• “Schaff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schaff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schaff” in Duden online
• “Schaff” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.