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The fehring Surname

fehring Name Meaning and History

  1. German (Holstein, Hamburg): patronymic from the Old Frisian personal name Fero.
  2. North German: nickname or status name alluding to a tax obligation, from Middle Low German verdinc, a term denoting a quarter of a weight or coin (‘farthing’). This is the equivalent of South German Vierdinc, from Middle High German vierdinc.

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Distribution of fehring Families in the US in 1920
Number of fehring families
 7-12
 3-6
 1-2
 0
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