Släkthistoria för Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer Vad efternamn betyder
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfīf(e) German Pfeife ‘pipe’ hence an occupational name for a piper whistler. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) the Netherlands Denmark and some other European countries; see also 2 below. Compare Fifer Peifer Pfeifer and Pfieffer. Germanized form of various Slavic adaptations of the German surname (see 1 above) such as Slovenian Fajfar and Pfajfar Czech Fajfr and Faifr. Compare Fifer.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
