The vater Surname
vater Name Meaning and History
North German: nickname or status name from Middle Low German
vater ‘father’, ‘person of seniority or higher rank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 18 - Messages: 48
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Louise Vater of Mason, TX 1924 |
 drbrownlee
| 0 |
| VATER/ VATERS (trying to trace my family to England) |
Sharanf13
| 7 |
| Vaters ancestors from England |
Derby245
| 6 |
| Vater/Arndell |
a_arndell
| 2 |
| Jesse Vater - High Littleton - Aberdare - USA |
LindyDawson
| 0 |
| REQUEST INFO | RUSSELL GERSTNER | 3 |
| Charles Vater & Emma Vater |
CAStubbins
| 2 |
| Gary Morgan Vater |
girardta
| 1 |
| Catharina Vater | Robert Primus | 0 |
| Otto Vater |
ewake
| 3 |
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