Middendorff: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Many Middendorff families will find their roots under Middendorf, the form most records use. Taken at its root, Middendorff points to “Someone from Middendorf, middle village”.

Related forms: Middeldorff, Middendorp and Midden. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The extra “f” in Middendorff is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

There is no single Middendorff family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Middendorff family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.