Scherf Family History
Scherf Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German, Middle
Low German scherf, a coin worth half a penny, possibly applied
as a nickname for a poor person.German: nickname from
Middle High German scharpf, scherf ‘sharp’, ‘rough’,
‘eager’.German: habitational name from places in the
Rhineland named Scherf, or from Scherfede near Warburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Scherf
Name Distribution of Scherf Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Scherf families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Scherf families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Scherf census records
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Scherf Family Origin
Scherf Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Scherf
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Scherf Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Scherf census records
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Scherf Civil War Service Records
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