Dafter Family History
Dafter Name Meaning
apparently from Middle English doughter dohtor douter (Old English dohtor) ‘daughter’ often pronounced in early Modern English as dafter. For the name to be borne by a man such that it became a hereditary surname is surprising though there are occasional instances of men being named in this way (unless they are clerical errors). Compare Robertus ffelisdoghter 1379 in
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016