The suhr Surname
suhr Name Meaning and History
- nickname for a bitter or cantankerous person, from Middle Low German sur ‘sour’.
- German: habitation name from a place so named in Schleswig-Holstein. The surname is also found in Sweden and Denmark, probably taken there from Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 50 - Messages: 105
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Searching for Catherina Suhr in San Francisco CA USA |
 grdunavan
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| Suhr Pommeren Vietzig | Jerzy M. | 4 |
| Heinrich Suhr, Boitzenburg Voiderhagen in Teldau, Mecklenburg Schwerien, Germany |
DennisSuhr
| 1 |
| Suhr name Mecklenburg | Sandra Cona-Buonomo | 3 |
| Suhr, Pennslyvania |
historian4
| 5 |
| John Suhr, 51, DEU>Chicago, IL, d. 5 Dec. 1892 |
djahern
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| Herman D. Suhr | Stephen Popken | 1 |
| Do any of these names ring a bell? |
andkor1
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| Michael Suhr |
DSuhr3283
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| Patsy and Ben Suhr~Chicago |
mountaindove
| 1 |
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