Holzapfel Family History

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Holzapfel Name Meaning

German: from Middle High German holzapfel ‘crab apple’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a crab apple tree or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sour disposition.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Apfel, Hoeffel, Hamel, Happe, Holzhauer, Hopfer, Klipfel, Hupfer

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Holzapfel Family Origin

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Holzapfel Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    23%

  • Shoemaker

    14%

  • Baker

    9%

  • Blacksmith

    5%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Holzapfel family was Blacksmith. Farmer, Shoemaker and Baker were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Holzapfel. The most common Holzapfel occupation in the USA was Farmer. 23% of Holzapfel's were Farmers.

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Holzapfel Historical Records

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Holzapfel Life Expectancy

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