Pfaffe Family Crest & Name History

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Pfaff surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Pfaffe is an established spelling of the German surname Pfaff. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “priest”.

How the spelling arose

The extra “e” in Pfaffe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. The same family of names includes Pfaffmann.

Want more than a summary? See the Pfaffe family name pack.