German: from Middle High German kirche ‘church’ + hof
‘court’, ‘yard’, hence a topographic name for someone dwelling near a
churchyard or at a farm situated by a church or owned by the
Church.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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