Explanation for this crest

With the name "Roffmann" we have a combined name. Its a combination of " roff" and "mann". It could be, that "roff" was traced back to the lower-noth-german "röveke". "ke" stands for the a smaller form of the origin "röve". And "röve" could be a changed form of "röfke", which means in lower-north-german a small turnip.

"Rov/roof" in lower german and in english means quilt or horse blankett or thatched roof. The name "Roffmann" could also be built by profession.

In the region of Hannover, the names "Rof(f)ka(h)r" and "Ro(h)ka(h)r" are also present. The "rover " was the robber. The "kar " stands for a container. "Roffmann" also could have been traced back to the robber-man.

The special tinctures green and gold and the wings are assigned to the home of the family - the village Mehrum belonging to the Landkreis Hildesheim in Niedersachsen. The tinctures and the furn are taken from the official crest of the village Mehrum. The furn is a sign to the historical roman empire. Mehrum was in the past a part of the older saxon Gau Astvala and became in 815 as a part of the founded Bistum Hildesheim (bishoptric administration). And these are the signs for the younger part of the Roffmann family, comming from Mehrum.

The connection to the main family part comming from Kemme could´nt be found until today.