The schaaf Surname
schaaf Name Meaning and History
German: metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle
High German schaf ‘sheep’. In some cases it may have been a
nickname for someone thought to resemble a sheep, or a habitational
name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a
sheep. Compare Schaap.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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