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- Telfer - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Telfer
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Old French
Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Telfer
Rank #574
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Telfer
Rank #18397
Frequency
1,387 people (0.51 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 86.52% Hispanic 1.73% Black 8.94% Two+ 1.8%
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