Släkthistoria för Dafter
Dafter Vad efternamn betyder
apparently from Middle English doughter dohtor douter (Old English dohtor) ‘daughter’ often pronounced in early Modern English as dafter. For the name to be borne by a man such that it became a hereditary surname is surprising though there are occasional instances of men being named in this way (unless they are clerical errors). Compare Robertus ffelisdoghter 1379 in Poll Tax (Wentworth WR Yorks); Johannes Wendoghter 1379 in Poll Tax (Clotherholme with Bishopton WR Yorks); and Ric' doghter Wryght 1379 in Poll Tax (South Elmsall WR Yorks).alternatively Daughter might be a simplified pronunciation of Dawtrey (also spelled Daughtrey) a surname well evidenced in WR Yorks and Sussex where Doughter and Daughter also occur in which case the change to Dafter will have arisen through misinterpretation. Compare Johna Dautre 1541 in IGI (Calne Wilts) Robert Daughtre 1585 in IGI (Edensor Derbys) and George Doughtre 1647 in IGI (Shrewsbury Shrops) any of which might be examples of either name.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
