Perhaps an altered spelling of German Pfülwer or
Fülfe, an occupational name for an upholsterer or a nickname
for a soft person, from Middle High German phülwe ‘feather
cushion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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