English: variant of Telfer. UK 4, Bristol.Americanized form of the Italian family name
Taliaferro (cognate with 1), from tagliare ‘to cut’ +
ferro ‘iron’, probably applied as a nickname for a metal worker
or a fierce fighter (see genealogical note).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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