The hafer Surname
hafer Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a
grower of or dealer in oats, from German Hafer ‘oats’. Compare
Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 115 - Messages: 331
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Raymond Hafer |
 RobertPatella
| 1 |
| Hafer & Bohn (Boon) Marriage? |
| 0 |
| family search | Clarence Hafer | 1 |
| Andrew J Hafer |
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| HAFER | Paul Crow | 23 |
| Hafers who graduated from Oley High, Oley Township, Berks County, PA from 1907 thru 1937 |
richard_m_parker
| 6 |
| Hafers (Cincinnati) Hamilton Co. OH |
leaverton
| 4 |
| HAFER FAMILY | GARY HAFER | 1 |
| Is there anyone out there related to these Hafer's from OH & KY |
8bear
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| Looking for Charles Edward Hafer | Christopher Hafer | 5 |
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