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'''Groff''' is an anglicized form of the surname ‘Graf’ or ‘Graff’ and of predominantly Swiss and sometimes German origin.
'''Groff''' may also refer to:
===Aristocratic ranks===
*A '''graf''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[noble title]] equal in rank to a [[count]]
* The noble crown of a '''graf''' the [[grafenkrone]] is characterized by nine pointed spires
===People===
*[[Groff family]]
*[[Swamp John Groff]] (1715–1777), a large landowner in Martick/Providence township in [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Jacob Groff]] (1751–1824), a notable [[Revolutionary War]] soldier in the state of Pennsylvania
*[[Charles Wister Groff]] (1898–1987), a renowned southern California real estate developer and philanthropist
*[[Ulysses Grant Groff]] (1865–1950), a large landowner and philanthropist who lived in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
*[[David W. Groff]], a renowned American senior health physicist
*[[Jacob Groff]], a famous [[Mennonite]] bishop among the founders of the early church in Canada in the early 1800s
===Places===
* [[Groff's Dale]], [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
===Miscellaneous===
* [[Groff (software)]], a typesetting computer program
* ''Groff'', a variety of [[lychee]] fruit tree
===See also===
* [[Grof]] disambiguation page
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[[Category:surnames]]
[[fr:Groff]]