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Pfaffenberger Surname

Pfaffenberger Surname

Posted: 3 Jun 2000 8:15PM GMT
Edited: 24 Jun 2001 3:05AM GMT
Does anyone know the entymology of the Pfaffenberger Surname? Or where and when it first originated?

etymology of Pfaffenberger

Posted: 4 Oct 2000 11:58AM GMT
Edited: 9 May 2003 4:57PM GMT
Yes, I know a little. In German it means "priest's mountain". There was a town of Pfaffenberg in Germany about halfway between Landschut Regensberg which burned to the ground in 1733. All records were lost. But the area was joined with a nearby market town of Mallersdorf which shows on the map. (Sometimes Pfaffenberger shows also).

Pfaffenberger entymology

Posted: 5 Oct 2000 5:23PM GMT
Edited: 24 Jun 2001 3:05AM GMT
Thanks Julie for sharing what you know about the surname origins. We had thought it might have originated in Austria area, but I had no idea what it meant. BTW, did you learn that from a book on the surname or from your own research. Thanks again, Tamarah

whoops, misspelling on etymology

Posted: 5 Oct 2000 5:25PM GMT
Edited: 24 Jun 2001 3:05AM GMT
Sorry everyone I mistyped that as entymology instead of etymology. :-)

Pfaffenberger - Origin

Ed Puffinbarger (View posts)
Posted: 19 Dec 2000 6:00AM GMT
Tamarah:

That is a question, that many are still working on the answer, including me. In my work career I frequently traveled throughout Europe.

Some information indicates that the family came from a hamlet named: Ulmet, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, which is near Kusel.

Other information points to a village named: Pfaffenberg, Bayern, Germany, which is near Mallersdorf.

In summary, even though I still have friends in the Netherlands and Germany with whom I exchange information, as of this date I do not know the answer. The only thing I am certain of is that they were "Palatines", which narrows the possible origins.

Needless to say if you ever find the answer, I too would like to know.

Ed Puffinbarger
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