Steinhoff Family History
Steinhoff Name Meaning
North German: standardized form of Steenhoff from Middle Low German stēn ‘stone’ + hof ‘farmstead manor farm’; a topographic name for someone whose farm had stony soil or was distinguished by some conspicuous boulder or rocky outcrop. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Stein ‘stone’ + Hof ‘farmstead manor farm court’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022