Hefter Family History
Hefter Name Meaning
German: occupational name from Middle High German hefte ‘hilt handle clasp’ + -er agent suffix (see Heft ) or a habitational name for someone from Heft in Bavaria. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for an embroiderer from an agent derivative of Yiddish heftn ‘to embroider’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022