Early Origins of the Kiefner family
The surname Kiefner was first found in
Silesia, where the family gained a significant reputation for its contributions to the emerging mediaeval society. As an
occupational name, the name was derived from the German word "dial" which means "copper." The German word "kufe" means "Barrel" and as such, the name is a cognitive of the English name "Cooper." Alternatively, the name could have been a topographic name for someone who lived in a pine forest, derived from the German word "Kiefer" which means "pine."
Early History of the Kiefner family
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Kiefner Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kiefer, Kiefner, Kufer, Kufler, Kufner, Kuffner, Kaufner, Kief, Kifer, Kieffer, Kieferle, Kieferl, Kiferlin, Kiever, Kiver, Kiverle, Kiverli, Kieferli, Kiffer, Kyfer, Kyefer, Kyffer, Kyferle and many more.
Early Notables of the Kiefner family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Kiefner family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Wilhelm Kieffer, who arrived in New York with his wife Catharine and three children in 1709; Johann Leonhardt Kieffer, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732.
Contemporary Notables of the name Kiefner (post 1700)
- Charles Edward Kiefner (1869-1942), American Republican politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives, 1902; U.S. Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1925-27, 1929-31 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html