Grasshoff is a German surname, "Gras" meaning "grass", "Hof" meaning "court" or "farm". Spelling variants are Graßhoff, Grashoff, Graßhof or Grashof.

Alex Grasshoff (1928–2008), American documentary filmmaker Franz Grashof (1826–1893), German engineer Fritz Grasshoff, born Graßhoff (1913–1997), German artist, painter, writer Johann Grasshoff (c.1560–1623), Pomeranian jurist and alchemical writer Karin Graßhof (1937–2025), German jurist Kurt Grasshoff (1891–1918), German pilot Rik Grashoff (born 1961), Dutch engineer and politician Thorsten Grasshoff or Paul T. Grasshoff (born 1969), German actor (in German)

See also Grashof condition, used when analysing kinematic chains, named after Franz Grashof Grashof number (), dimensionless number in fluid dynamics and heat transfer, named after Franz Grashof