Hafelfinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Switzerland

Etymology of Hafelfinger

What does the name Hafelfinger mean?

The distinguished surname Hafelfinger is Germanic in origin, and is derived from "Hafelfinger," the name of a town in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Hafelfinger family

The surname Hafelfinger was first found in Basel-Land, Switzerland, where the family's ancestral home is located. It was a common practice of the time to refer to a new resident of a city by the name of his hometown; thus, the progenitor of the name Hafelfinger was likely a native of Hafelfinger who had moved to another city. The earliest known records of the name have been traced back to Dietgen, Basel-Land, where the Hafelfinger family was working as potters. The young Hafelfinger family played a major role in the history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Swiss society.

Early History of the Hafelfinger family

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Hafelfinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heffelfinger, Hefelfinger, Hafelfinger, Häfelfinger, Hefelinger, Heffelinger and many more.

Early Notables of the Hafelfinger family

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Hafelfinger migration to the United States +

Hafelfinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Martin Hafelfinger, who landed in America in 1740 1

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Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)