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Kaufmann Last Name History & Origin

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Summary

Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from modern English).

History

The Kaufmann family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kaufmann families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840

Name Origin

Kaufmann Name Meaning
German And Jewish (Ashkenazic): Occupational Name For A Merchant Or Wholesaler (See Kaufer And Kauff ). This Surname Is Also Found In France (Mainly Alsace And Lorraine) Hungary Denmark Czechia And Several Other European Countries. Compare Cauffman Caughman Kaufman 1 And Jewish Koyfman Jewish (Ashkenazic): Variant Of Kaufman

Spellings & Pronunciations

variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, Coffman, Caughman, Caufman, and Kauffman

Nationality & Ethnicity

In German, the name means merchant, businessman, or trader. Famous "Kaufmann" individuals and the distribution of the surname in Germany

Famous People named Kaufmann

Jonas Kaufmann - German Tenor, Walter Kaufmann German Writer, Rainer Kaufmann German film director

Early Kaufmanns

These are the earliest records we have of the Kaufmann family.

George Henry Kaufmann 1829 - 1911 Box Hill, Australia
George Henry Kaufmann of Box Hill Australia was born in 1829, and died at age 82 years old in 1911 in Box Hill.
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Mary Jane Kaufmann 1834 - 1863 Australia
Mary Jane Kaufmann of Australia was born in 1834, and died at age 29 years old in 1863.
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Maria Kaufmann 1834 - 1874 Australia
Maria Kaufmann of Australia was born in 1834, and died at age 40 years old in 1874.
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Susanne Kaufmann 1837 - 1907 Dunkeld, Australia
Susanne Kaufmann of Dunkeld Australia was born in 1837, and died at age 70 years old in 1907 in Dunkeld.
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Louis Kaufmann 1838 - 1921 Dunkeld, Australia
Louis Kaufmann of Dunkeld Australia was born in 1838, and died at age 83 years old in 1921 in Dunkeld.
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Steph Kaufmann 1841 - 1889 Echuca, Australia
Steph Kaufmann of Echuca Australia was born in 1841, and died at age 48 years old in 1889 in Echuca.
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Louisa Martha Kaufmann 1844 - 1917 Richmond, Australia
Louisa Martha Kaufmann of Richmond Australia was born in 1844, and died at age 73 years old in 1917 in Richmond.
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James Cholmondly Kaufmann 1847 - 1924 Hawthorn, Australia
James Cholmondly Kaufmann of Hawthorn Australia was born in 1847, and died at age 77 years old in 1924 in Hawthorn.
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Karl Kaufmann 1857 - 1858 Australia
Karl Kaufmann of Australia was born in 1857 in Melbourne, and died at age 1 year old in 1858.
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Emma Kaufmann Mar 2, 1862 - Dec 1967 Omaha, Nebraska
Emma Kaufmann of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska was born on March 2, 1862, and died at age 105 years old in December 1967.
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Bertha Matilda Kaufmann born 1864 Hami, Australia
Bertha Matilda Kaufmann of Hami Australia was born in 1864 in Hami. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha Matilda Kaufmann.
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Fred Kaufmann Dec 9, 1866 - Jan 1964 Illinois
Fred Kaufmann of Illinois was born on December 9, 1866, and died at age 97 years old in January 1964.
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Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann born Jul 11, 1953
Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann was born on July 11, 1953. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann.
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Georg Alfred Kaufmann Dec 20, 1950 - May 29, 2022
Georg Alfred Kaufmann was born on December 20, 1950, and died at age 71 years old on May 29, 2022. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Georg Alfred Kaufmann.
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Jo Ann A Kaufmann Apr 4, 1948 - Oct 19, 2011
Jo Ann A Kaufmann was born on April 4, 1948, and died at age 63 years old on October 19, 2011. Jo Ann Kaufmann was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 5 Site 2365 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jo Ann A Kaufmann.
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Donald G Kaufmann Jul 9, 1918 - Sep 21, 1989 Chicago, Illinois
Donald G Kaufmann of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on July 9, 1918, and died at age 71 years old on September 21, 1989.
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Leonard W Kaufmann Apr 5, 1913 - May 10, 2003 Saginaw, Michigan
Leonard W Kaufmann of Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI was born on April 5, 1913, and died at age 90 years old on May 10, 2003.
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Edward Kaufmann Apr 3, 1922 - May 13, 2005 Old Station, California
Edward Kaufmann of Old Station, Shasta County, CA was born on April 3, 1922, and died at age 83 years old on May 13, 2005.
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George O Kaufmann Feb 28, 1912 - Sep 13, 1982 Westbury, New York
George Otto Kaufmann of Westbury, Nassau County, NY was born on February 28, 1912, and died at age 70 years old on September 13, 1982. George Kaufmann was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2G Site 5032 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
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George W Jr Kaufmann Aug 25, 1916 - Oct 1982 Redwood City, California
George W Jr Kaufmann of Redwood City, San Mateo County, California was born on August 25, 1916, and died at age 66 years old in October 1982.
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Mary Kaufmann Sep 22, 1906 - Jul 4, 1984 East Elmhurst, New York
Mary Kaufmann of East Elmhurst, Queens County, NY was born on September 22, 1906, and died at age 77 years old on July 4, 1984. Mary Kaufmann was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section R Site 4321 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
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Harold W Kaufmann Jan 21, 1912 - Jan 19, 1997 Centertown, Missouri
Harold W Kaufmann of Centertown, Cole County, MO was born on January 21, 1912, and died at age 84 years old on January 19, 1997.
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Harold S Kaufmann Apr 12, 1905 - Jul 11, 1993 New York, New York
Harold S Kaufmann of New York, New York County, NY was born on April 12, 1905, and died at age 88 years old on July 11, 1993. Harold Kaufmann was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 71 Site 2415 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
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Edmund A Kaufmann Oct 31, 1916 - Jun 1981 Dubuque, Iowa
Edmund A Kaufmann of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa was born on October 31, 1916, and died at age 64 years old in June 1981.
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Ralph L Kaufmann Nov 30, 1922 - Jan 8, 1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ralph L Kaufmann of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on November 30, 1922, and died at age 75 years old on January 8, 1998.
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Clarence P Kaufmann Oct 4, 1903 - Jul 1970 West Bend, Wisconsin
Clarence P Kaufmann of West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin was born on October 4, 1903, and died at age 66 years old in July 1970.
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Frederick G Kaufmann Aug 26, 1910 - Apr 1981 Paterson, New Jersey
Frederick G Kaufmann of Paterson, Passaic County, NJ was born on August 26, 1910, and died at age 70 years old in April 1981.
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Frederick J Kaufmann Mar 3, 1919 - Oct 6, 1985 New Hyde Park, New York
Frederick J Kaufmann of New Hyde Park, Nassau County, NY was born on March 3, 1919, and died at age 66 years old on October 6, 1985. Frederick Kaufmann was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 11 Site 7528 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
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Walter E Kaufmann Aug 5, 1918 - Jun 16, 1997 Arnold, Missouri
Walter E Kaufmann of Arnold, Jefferson County, MO was born on August 5, 1918, and died at age 78 years old on June 16, 1997. Walter Kaufmann was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 1495 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis.
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Walter J Kaufmann Oct 15, 1915 - Sep 10, 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Walter J Kaufmann of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on October 15, 1915, and died at age 91 years old on September 10, 2007.
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Walter H Kaufmann Jan 18, 1915 - Aug 12, 1994 Hartsdale, New York
Walter H Kaufmann of Hartsdale, Westchester County, NY was born on January 18, 1915 in Danzig or Germany, and died at age 79 years old on August 12, 1994.
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Julius Kaufmann Jul 2, 1904 - Sep 1979 Great Neck, New York
Julius Kaufmann of Great Neck, Nassau County, NY was born on July 2, 1904, and died at age 75 years old in September 1979.
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Popular Kaufmann Biographies

Ludwig Koch Dec 6, 1910 - 1977 Bingen, RP, Germany
Ludwig Koch Kaufmann of Bingen, RP Germany was born on December 6, 1910 in Herne. Ludwig Koch Kaufmann was married to Irmina Koch, and they were together until Ludwig's death in 1977.
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Marylou Kaufmann
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Georg Alfred Kaufmann Dec 20, 1950 - May 29, 2022
Georg Alfred Kaufmann was born on December 20, 1950, and died at age 71 years old on May 29, 2022. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Georg Alfred Kaufmann.
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Marlowe W Kaufmann born circa 1918 Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Marlowe W Kaufmann of Tazewell County, Illinois United States was born circa 1918. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marlowe W Kaufmann.
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Rozsa Kaufmann
Rozsa Kaufmann 1935 - 1944 Oświęcim, Małopolskie, Poland
Rozsa Kaufmann was born in 1935 in Csenger Hungary, and died at age 9 years old in 1944 at Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camp and Museum 20 Więźniów Oświęcimia, in Oświęcim, Powiat oświęcimski County, Małopolskie Poland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rozsa Kaufmann.
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Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann born Jul 11, 1953
Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann was born on July 11, 1953. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janet Lois (Poitinger) Kaufmann.
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Alexander Kaufmann Apr 9, 1902 - Oct 21, 1993 Sheridan, Wyoming
Alexander Kaufmann of Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY was born on April 9, 1902, and died at age 91 years old on October 21, 1993.
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Isac Kaufmann Dunkeld, Australia
Isac Kaufmann of Dunkeld Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Isac Kaufmann.
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Jo Ann A Kaufmann Apr 4, 1948 - Oct 19, 2011
Jo Ann A Kaufmann was born on April 4, 1948, and died at age 63 years old on October 19, 2011. Jo Ann Kaufmann was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 5 Site 2365 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jo Ann A Kaufmann.
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Cter Roderic Kaufmann 1931 - 1947 Fitzroy, Australia
Christopher Roderic Kaufmann of Fitzroy Australia was born in 1931 to Louis Robert Kaufmann and Una Mary Allard Kaufmann. They had siblings Peter Louis Mumford Kaufmann and Marylou Kaufmann. Christopher Kaufmann died at age 16 years old in 1947 in Fitzroy.
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Peter Louis Mumford Kaufmann May 7, 1927 - Aug 15, 1993 Bentleigh East, VIC, Australia
Peter Louis Kaufmann of Bentleigh East, City of Glen Eira County, VIC Australia was born on May 7, 1927, and died at age 66 years old on August 15, 1993.
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Matilda Estug Kaufmann Dunkeld, Australia
Matilda Matilda (Estug) Kaufmann of Dunkeld Australia, got married to Isac Kaufmann, and has a child Louis Kaufmann. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matilda Estug Kaufmann.
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Una Mary Allard Kaufmann Fitzroy, Australia
Una Mary Una Mary (Allard) Kaufmann of Fitzroy Australia, was married to Louis Robert Kaufmann, and has children Peter Louis Mumford Kaufmann, Cter Roderic Kaufmann, and Marylou Kaufmann. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Una Mary Allard Kaufmann.
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Christine Marie Kaufmann Jan 11, 1945 - Mar 28, 2017 Munich, BY, Germany
Christine Marie Kaufmann was born on January 11, 1945 in Liezen District County, Styria Austria. She married Tony Curtis on February 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States and they later divorced in 1968 in Los Angeles United States. They had children Alexandra Theodora Dido Curtis and Allegra Camilla Curtis. She also married Achim Adolf Lenz in 1974 in Paris, Paris County, Île-de-France France and they later divorced in 1976 in Paris France. She and Reno Alberto Eckstein married in 1979 in Paris, Paris County France and they later divorced in 1982 in Paris France. She and Klaus Hans Zey married in 1997 in Paris, Paris County France and they later divorced in 2011 in Paris France. Christine Kaufmann died at age 72 years old on March 28, 2017 in Munich, Upper Bavaria County, BY Germany, and was buried at Cremated. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christine Marie Kaufmann.
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Florence Kuszmaul -Kaufmann
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Florence Kuszmaul -Kaufmann .
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Anna Kaufmann Feb 19, 1892 - 1982 Ararat, Australia
Anna Kaufmann of Ararat Australia was born on February 19, 1892, and died at age 90 years old in 1982 in Ararat.
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Louis Kaufmann 1838 - 1921 Dunkeld, Australia
Louis Kaufmann of Dunkeld Australia was born in 1838, and died at age 83 years old in 1921 in Dunkeld.
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Ida Bringer Jun 12, 1882 - Mar 15, 1967 Pasadena, Texas
Ida (Kaufmann) Bringer of Pasadena, Harris County, TX was born on June 12, 1882 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States. Ida was baptized in Chicago. Ida Bringer died at age 84 years old on March 15, 1967.
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Joseph Christian Kaufmann Jr
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Jozsef Kaufmann
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Kaufmann Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Kaufmann family member is 76.0 years old according to our database of 3,081 people with the last name Kaufmann that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

76.0 years

Oldest Kaufmanns

These are the longest-lived members of the Kaufmann family on AncientFaces.

Rebecca E Kaufmann Dec 6, 1880 - Dec 1987 Washington, District Of Columbia
Rebecca E Kaufmann of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on December 6, 1880, and died at age 107 years old in December 1987.
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106 years
Emma Kaufmann Mar 2, 1862 - Dec 1967 Omaha, Nebraska
Emma Kaufmann of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska was born on March 2, 1862, and died at age 105 years old in December 1967.
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105 years
Roma Kaufmann Dec 5, 1905 - Aug 4, 2008 Miami, Florida
Roma Kaufmann of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on December 5, 1905, and died at age 102 years old on August 4, 2008.
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102 years
Florence A Kaufmann Dec 8, 1885 - May 24, 1988 Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Florence A Kaufmann of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, MI was born on December 8, 1885, and died at age 102 years old on May 24, 1988.
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102 years
Ann K Kaufmann Nov 30, 1902 - Apr 1, 2004 Valley Park, Missouri
Ann K Kaufmann of Valley Park, Saint Louis County, MO was born on November 30, 1902, and died at age 101 years old on April 1, 2004.
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101 years
Rose Kaufmann Apr 15, 1883 - Jul 1985 Reseda, California
Rose Kaufmann of Reseda, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 15, 1883, and died at age 102 years old in July 1985.
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102 years
Frances A Kaufmann Apr 26, 1897 - Feb 2, 1999 Bradenton, Florida
Frances A Kaufmann of Bradenton, Manatee County, FL was born on April 26, 1897, and died at age 101 years old on February 2, 1999.
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101 years
Clotilde Kaufmann Feb 3, 1893 - Jun 8, 1995 West Hartford, Connecticut
Clotilde Kaufmann of West Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on February 3, 1893, and died at age 102 years old on June 8, 1995.
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102 years
Emma M Kaufmann Feb 12, 1905 - Jan 29, 2007 Cape Coral, Florida
Emma M Kaufmann of Cape Coral, Lee County, FL was born on February 12, 1905, and died at age 101 years old on January 29, 2007.
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101 years
Bertha Kaufmann Dec 6, 1895 - Nov 13, 1997 Vestal, New York
Bertha Kaufmann of Vestal, Broome County, NY was born on December 6, 1895, and died at age 101 years old on November 13, 1997.
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101 years
Mildred C Kaufmann Apr 17, 1895 - Aug 28, 1996 Glenside, Pennsylvania
Mildred C Kaufmann of Glenside, Montgomery County, PA was born on April 17, 1895, and died at age 101 years old on August 28, 1996.
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101 years
Frances R Kaufmann Oct 26, 1896 - Jan 11, 1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frances R Kaufmann of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on October 26, 1896, and died at age 100 years old on January 11, 1997.
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100 years
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