The bahr Surname
bahr Name Meaning and History
North German: from Middle Low German bar(e) ‘bear’, hence a
nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, a metonymic
occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear, or a
habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by
the sign of a bear. In some cases, it may derive from a personal name
containing this element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| N. B. Bahr of SD 1943 |
 drbrownlee
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| WOHLERS - Hans Juergen BAHR | Lynne Wohlers | 2 |
| Bahr's from Germany and then to Wisconsin... | Laurie and Wayne E. Juedes | 16 |
| Genealogy | Annie Bahr- Wisconsin | 16 |
| Looking for Bahr's in Wisconsin |
jenwickert79
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| Looking for Bahr family in Petersdorf, Germany |
cmarie1949
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| looking for the Bahr family.... | Wayne E. and Laurie Juedes | 21 |
| Herman Bahr - b. 1919 in NYC, d. 2003 in San Diego |
benson58
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| roland bahr (possibly bahre) |
scottysgirl2
| 5 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Bahr |
mlyen
| 1 |
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