The kneer Surname
kneer Name Meaning and History
- German: Swabian nickname for a poor person scratching a living, from Middle High German ner ‘salvation’, ‘rescue’ with the intensifying prefix ge-.
- German: from the early medieval personal name Chnodomar.
- Manx: variant of Kneen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 10 - Messages: 37
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Benedict Kneer Family |
 rwright1981
| 4 |
| Fred William Kneer, b.1879, lived Marion Co., IN |
margerice1
| 0 |
| Kneer |
RuthMitchell72
| 0 |
| Kneer's in Illinois |
rwright1981
| 14 |
| Jacob H Kneer-married 20 Oct 1853-Illinois | Bill Rogers | 1 |
| Thomas Kneer - Muscatine Iowa | Jill Kneer | 3 |
| Everett KNEER, b. 1888, d. 1963 NY, m. Rosella PIERCEY |
kohlerbj
| 1 |
| Amelia Kneer |
janiceBanes
| 1 |
| Minnie Kneer |
rwright1981
| 3 |
| Barbara Kneer, PA | Lisa Griffith | 0 |
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