The fehr Surname
fehr Name Meaning and History
South German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a
ferryman, from Middle High German ver(e). The name is common in
Zurich, where, according to Bahlow, a journeyman of the boatmen’s
guild named Feer is recorded in 1468.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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