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 27845^th 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

Inherited from Middle High German schif. 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