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Schaefbauer Surname Meaning

German (Schäfbauer): occupational name for a farmer who grew peas and other legumes.

From South German schefe ‘pod peas’ + bauer ‘grower’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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