Groff

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Groff is an anglicized form of the surname ‘Graf’ or ‘Graff’ and of predominantly Swiss and sometimes German origin. It may also refer to other things such as aristocratic rank, computer programs or physical places:

An Aristocratic Rank:

• A graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count.
• The noble crown of a graf the grafenkrone is characterized by nine pointed spires.

For People:

• Jacob Groff (1751-1824) was a notable Revolutionary War soldier in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Charles Wister Groff (1898-1987) was a notable Swiss-American building entrepreneur born in New Haven, Connecticut and a member of the US Navy who served aboard the U.S.S. Constellation in World War I.
• Ulysses Grant Groff (1865-1950) was a large landowner and philanthropist noted for substantial donations to the City of Amherst, Massachusetts and to Amherst College.
• David W. Groff a renowned American senior health physicist
• Jacob Groff, Markham, Ontario, Canada a famous Mennonite bishop among the founders of the early church in Canada in the early 1800s.

Place name:

• Groff's Dale, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Misc.:

• Groff (software) is a typesetting computer programme developed by James Clark.
• A variety of lychee (fruit tree).
• Groff is also a slang word for the perenium.