Filer Family History
Filer Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a file maker or someone who files smooths or polishes something from an -er derivative of Middle English filen ‘to file’. English: occupational name for a spinner from Old French fileur ‘spinner’ a derivative of fil ‘thread’ (from Latin filum). Americanized form of German Feiler cognate with 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022