Scheff

See also: scheff and Schëff

English

Proper noun

Scheff (plural Scheffs)

  1. A surname.

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

  • Schoff, Schöff (parts of Eifel, southwestern Ripuarian)

Etymology

    From Middle High German schif, from Old High German skif, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey-, possibly from *sek- + *-éyti. The Middle High German variant schef (with a-mutation) would have yielded /ʃɛf/.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃef/

    Noun

    Scheff n (plural Scheffer or Scheffe or Scheff, diminutive Scheffje or Scheffche)

    1. (most dialects) ship

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Schiff
    • Luxembourgish: Schëff
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