German: topographic name for someone who lived near a ferry or
ford, from Middle High German vuore ‘load’, ‘place where one
drives’ (related to English fare), or a habitational name from
one of the many places named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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