The zapf Surname
zapf Name Meaning and History
South German: from Middle High German zapfe ‘bung’,
‘stopper’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a taverner, or
perhaps a nickname for an inebriate.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Paul J. Zapf Sr., 53, Son of , Paul and Virginia Zapf. |
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| possible Zapf photos Muncie/Greencastle/Litchfield | Janet Hardison | 2 |
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| Zapf family of Bavaria | Shirley A. Baxter | 14 |
| Zapf, Martin | Brian Phillips | 18 |
| Mary Ann Zapf (Zaph) NY,NY 1850 IND Info? | Peggy McClelland | 2 |
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