Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
When I did a name search for Kirkuff, all finds came back with some American connection, primarily New Jersey. This makes me wonder if the name was slightly changed in spelling at arrival in America. This was not uncommon at Ellis Island. So, maybe the root name is Kirkoff? Kirkoffner?
I actually said the same thing. I know that happened with my family, but luckily it was pretty obvious that Malcom MacLeod Rasey was originally Malcom Macleod of Raasay

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