Voneiff Family History & Genealogy

Summary

According to one branch of the Voneiff family, the family comes from East Prussia. East Prussia later became a part of Germany and then a part of Poland. The surname Voneiff was originally "von Eyffa", meaning "from the city of Eyffa."  There are many other variations of the surname, including Von-Eiff, vonEiff, and Eiff.

History

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Name Origin

The Voneiff family has been traced to the village of Eyfa or Eifa.  The preposition "von" means "of" or "from",  thus the original family was named "von Eyffa" meaning from the village of Eyfa.

Spellings & Pronunciations

The correct spelling of Voneiff is "von Eiff" -- two words beginning with a lower case "v"  as it is just a preposition and an upper case "E" as it is the more important part of the name.  The "v" is capitalized only if it is the first word in a sentence.  The correct pronunciation of the name is: "fawn Eye-ff."  Many incorrect variations can be found even in its native Germany. These include: Voneiff, Von-Eiff, vonEiff, Eiff, etc.  Historically, before the modern German language became standardized, the name was generally spelled von Eyff, correct at the time.

Nationality & Ethnicity

The Voneiff family is said to come from East Prussia, later a part of Germany, now a part of Poland. The name Voneiff (and therefore the Voneiff family) is German.

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Early Voneiffs

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