The scherf Surname
scherf Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German, Middle Low German scherf, a coin worth half a penny, possibly applied as a nickname for a poor person.
- German: nickname from Middle High German scharpf, scherf ‘sharp’, ‘rough’, ‘eager’.
- German: habitational name from places in the Rhineland named Scherf, or from Scherfede near Warburg.
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