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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Americanized spelling of Swiss German Zollikofer, a habitational name for someone from a place called Zollikofen, in Bern canton.
  • Jacob Christoph Zollicoffer came to the U.S. from Switzerland in the early 18th century; he was one of the leading figures associated with the settlement of New Bern, NC.

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