The flaum Surname
flaum Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a feather dealer, from Middle Low German vlum ‘down’, ‘feather’.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Pflaume ‘plum’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Harry Flaum |
 richard cohen
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| Genealogy | FLAUM | 13 |
| FLAUM-PFLAUM | C.Godfrey | 0 |
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