Telfer
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English
Etymology
Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).
Proper noun
Telfer (plural Telfers)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Telfer is the 17572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1600 individuals. Telfer is most common among White (79.81%) and Black/African American (14.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Telfer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.