Caffier (pronounced [kafje]) is a French surname which, as a result of the asylum granted by Lutheran states in Germany to Huguenot refugees in the 17th and 18th century, is also to be found as a rare family name in Germany. Notable people with this name include:
- Lorenz Caffier (born 1954), German politician
- Michel Caffier (1930–2021), French journalist, writer and literary critic
References
- ^ "Caffier Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
Approximately 900 people bear this surname.
- "Statistics and meaning of name Caffier". namespedia.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
Surname Caffier is used at least 317 times in at least 6 countries.
- "Tout savoir sur le nom CAFFIER". filae.com (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
Origine : Caffier est un nom de famille derive de l'ancien occitan caf nombre impair, issu de l'arabe qafa surnom de joueur, celui qui tire un numero impair.
- "Caffier : son origine, sa répartition géographique". geneanet.org (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
Sens incertain. On le rapproche parfois de l'arabe qafa (= nombre, attesté en occitan et en wallon sous les formes caf, caffe), pour en faire l'éventuel surnom d'un joueur. A noter que le nom voisin Caffier, qui est aussi celui d'une commune du Pas-de-Calais (Caffiers), est attesté comme nom de personne, et que E. Nègre y voit un hypothétique 'cat fier' (= chat sauvage).
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