Stoffel
{{Wiktionary|Stoffel}}
Stoffel is a Dutch-language given name and German-language surname derived from a diminutive of a reduced form of Christoffer.{{cite web |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/stoffel |title=Stoffel Surname Meaning & Statistics |website=forebears.io |publisher= |access-date=April 17, 2020 |quote=Approximately 16,809 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Luxembourg.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.namespedia.com/details/Stoffel |title=Statistics and meaning of name Stoffel |website=namespedia.com|publisher= |access-date=April 17, 2020 |quote=Usage: 3% firstname, 97% surname.}} Like the related Stoffer it has thus emerged from the medieval personal name of Greek origin Christopher with the literal meaning "bearer of christ".{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=stoffel |title=Stoffel Name Meaning |website=ancestry.com|publisher= |access-date=April 17, 2020 |quote=}}
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Stoffel Botha (1929–1998), South African politician
- Stoffel Muller (1776–1833), Dutch Protestant religious leader
- Stoffel du Plessis (1932–2000), South African middleweight boxer
- Stoffel Steyn (born 1941), South African boxer
- Stoffel Vandoorne (born 1992), Belgian professional racing driver
Surname
- Alice Stoffel (1905–1983), French swimmer
- André Ernesto Stoffel (born 1960), Brazilian former basketball player
- Charles Stoffel (1893–1970), Swiss sportsman
- Dale Stoffel (1961–2004), American businessman and arms dealer
- Jacob Stoffel Jr. (1861–1927), American businessman and politician
- Josy Stoffel (1928–2021), Luxembourgish gymnast
- Michel Stoffel (1903–1963), Luxembourg artist and author
- Yvonne Stoffel-Wagener (1931–2014), Luxembourgish gymnast
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Category:Dutch masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names