Fifer

Fifer

See also: fifer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Fife
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English Fifer

    From Fife + -er.

    Noun

    Fifer (plural Fifers)

    1. A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland.

    Proper noun

    Fifer

    1. A surname.

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fifer is the 18561st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2971 individuals. Fifer is most common among White (73.34%) individuals.

    Anagrams

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