Släkthistoria för Markgraf
Markgraf Vad efternamn betyder
German and Dutch: status name from Middle High German marcgrāve ‘margrave’ (which is a title derived from marc ‘boundary’ + grāve ‘royal judge’). In some cases the title may have been applied as a nickname for someone with overbearing behavior or as a metonymic occupational name for a servant in the household of a margrave.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
