The hafner Surname
hafner Name Meaning and History
South German and Austrian: occupational name for a potter, Middle
High German hafner, an agent derivative of Middle High German
hafen ‘pot’, ‘dish’. This is the normal term for the occupation
in southeastern Germany and Austria, and the German surname is found
mainly in this area, also in Slovenia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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