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Fessenbecker Surname Meaning

South German: nickname for a baker who used mainly spelt or who sold bread full of husks from Middle High German vese ‘chaff husk spelt’ + becker ‘baker’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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