Scheff

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English

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Proper noun

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Scheff (plural Scheffs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    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

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    Noun

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

    1. (most dialects) ship

    Descendants

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    • Hunsrik: Schiff
    • Luxembourgish: Schëff