Wafer Family History

English:: occupational name from Middle English Anglo-Norman French wafrer ‘waferer’ i.e. a maker or seller of wafers or thin cakes. Wafrer was shortened to Wafre or Wafer to avoid the awkward repetition of the -r-. Waferers sold sweet spiced cakes but they were also concerned with the provision of wafers for the eucharist. This surname is also found in Ireland particularly in County Wexford. from the Old French personal name Waifar Waifer Old French Gaifier of ancient Germanic origin.