The doerfler Surname

doerfler Name Meaning and History

South German (Dörfler): nickname from a derivative of Middle High German dorf(l)ære ‘inhabitant of a village’, or a habitational name, common in Bavaria and Austria, from places named Dörfl or Dörfle (‘little village’).

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The doerfler name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the doerfler family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of doerfler Families in the US in 1920

Number of doerfler families

11-20

4-10

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
DOERFLER'S/DORFLER'S	ROBERT MARSHAL DOERFLER	1
My familytree so far	Michael Reinl	3
Doerfler family, Silverton, OR	Eldon Hilfiker	3
Joseph Doerfler of New York, NY 1943	drbrownlee	2
Doerflers in Springfield, IL	bfulton01	1
Obit; William T. Doerfler 1971-2007	woodsman1953	0
Dörfler	WGF	0
Looking for Doerfler, Coulter & Burling family researchers	RobertJBriggs	4
Re: Looking for Doerfler, Coulter & Burling family researchers	Robert J Briggs	0
Doerfler or Dafler	BCMCD	8

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