The kief Surname

kief Name Meaning and History

North German: probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Middle Low German kif ‘quarrel’.

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The kief name in History

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Distribution of kief Families in the US in 1920

Number of kief families

8-14

3-7

1-2

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Kief Genealogy Book	TRussell1981	2
Rudolph Kief	SophieBean	18
Charles Allen Kief, 68, son of the late Charles Mervin and Thelma Louise (Van Horn) Kief.	KENNELLYMARKA	0
Katherine Kief, daughter of Rudolf Kief	wagriswold	5
James Larry Kief	Pamela Revaux Hickman	4
Nathan Kief and Celia Peiser	altermand	0
Andreas Kief	kurtoehler	0
Lawrence Kief or any others	Kristen Kief	0

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