Kieffer Family Crest & Name History

Kieffer? Think of it as Kiefer with a different pen. The family name meaning is “Pine / cooper”, the same as for Kiefer. Kieffer adds “f” to Kiefer, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Kuefer, Keefer and Küfer.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Kieffer surname had 6,656 bearers. INSEE counts 11,341 people born in France with the Kieffer surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

Arms linked to Kiefer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Kieffer family name pack.