The kaufman Surname
kaufman Name Meaning and History
- Respelling of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kaufmann.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Kaufman, Yiddish koyfman, meaning ‘merchant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Kaufman's in New York | Bernie Kaufman | 6 |
| Kaufman Family of Southern Indiana | Kelly Gonterman | 3 |
| Andrew Kauffman, d. 1743 in Lancaster PA | Ross S. Abbott | 6 |
| Lewis A Kaufman, Bn 1862, Wayne Co Ohio s/o Austin Kaufman |
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| William H. "Bill" Kaufman |
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| looking for Joy A Gill/ Kaufman | Tracy Kaufman-Smith | 2 |
| Obit: Valerie (Kaufman) Hoover of Nebraska (1956-2008) |
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| KAUFMAN Albert P 1887-1964 |
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| Moritz from Hollerscau |
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| Thurmal Beatrice Kaufman |
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