The faler Surname
faler Name Meaning and History
- Altered spelling of German Pfahler, Pfähler from Middle High German pfal ‘stake’, ‘post’, an early loan word from Latin palus. It was a topographic name for someone who lived near a post marking the village boundary, or just outside a city wall; or alternatively an occupational name for a postmaker.
- Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Fehler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Viola Faler |
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| Falers in Nebraska and Missouri | Kerry Faler | 30 |
| A J Feylar residing 1900 Greene Co. Missouri |
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| Looking for info on Arthur Faler & Family |
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| Faler | Renee Bolton | 3 |
| Obit: Miriam Jean (Faler) Shahan |
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| joseph faler |
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| Faler Family - New Orleans | Scott Faler | 1 |
| Faler | Renee Bolton | 10 |
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