The papenfuss Surname
papenfuss Name Meaning and History
Dutch and North German: nickname from Middle Low German pape
‘priest’ (genitive papen) + fuss ‘foot’ (standardized
form of Middle Low German vot, found in Low German names as
-fot(h)).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 10 - Messages: 31
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Wilhelm Papenfuss | Richard Pettys, Jr. | 1 |
| Pappenfuss from East Danzig |
 WarrenZabell
| 9 |
| history |
runescapeenduroman
| 0 |
| William & wife nee Tomaszewski |
dmstefani
| 0 |
| Johanna Charlotte Wilhelmina Papenfuss married Groth |
Barbara Matul
| 0 |
| Neu Pennekow, Pomerania to LaCrosse, WI |
annesears
| 4 |
| spelling variation | Earl Pappenfuss | 4 |
| Lucas cty, OH...Detroit, MI...erie and seneca ctys, OH | terry in ohio | 0 |
| Papenfuss/John Hodgkinson/H. Francis/children of samuel moore also... unrelated families | terry in ohio | 0 |
| Grandmother |
wietstoc
| 3 |
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