Kerckhoff

Kerckhoff or Kerckhoffs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835–1903), Dutch linguist and cryptographer
• William G. Kerckhoff (1856–1929), American businessman
• Steven Kerckhoff (born 1952), professor of mathematics at Stanford University

See also

• Kirchhoff, a surname
• Kerckhoffs' principle, a cryptographic principle, named for Auguste Kerckhoffs
• Kerckhoff Marine Lab, southern California marine station owned and operated by Caltech