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Hafner Name Meaning

South German and Austrian: occupational name for a potter, Middle High German hafner, an agent derivative of Middle High German hafen ‘pot’, ‘dish’. This is the normal term for the occupation in southeastern Germany and Austria, and the German surname is found mainly in this area, also in Slovenia.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hahner, Haefner, Hafler, Haffer, Hafer, Hader, Hefner, Harner, Kasner

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Hafner Family Origin

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Hafner Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    21%

  • Tailor

    6%

  • Laborer

    5%

  • Keeping House

    4%

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In 1880, the most common Hafner occupation in the USA was Farmer. 21% of Hafner's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Hafner family was Keeping House. Farmer, Tailor and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hafner.

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Hafner Historical Records

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Hafner Life Expectancy

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