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Farmer is an English surname. Although an occupationally derived surname, it was not given to tillers of the soil, but to collectors of taxes and tithes specializing in the collection of funds from agricultural leases. [ 1 ]
De Boer is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the farmer". ... Notable people with this surname include: De Boer / DeBoer ... Dutch video artist; Margreeth de Boer ...
Huber is a German-language surname.It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant.It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer". Notable people sharing the surname "Bauer" A. Amanda Bauer (born 1979), American ...
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Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
Like a few other Latin occupational names (e.g. Agricola for farmer, Nauta for sailor), it was adopted as a surname in the Low Countries and Germany. It is also common in England, perhaps due to Norman French influence. Notable people with the surname include: Adele Faber (1928–2024), American author on parenting
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