Etymology

Kaufman

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Today it means: A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Full definition →

German Kauffmann
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromKauffmann
  2. English todayKaufman

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

Words from the same roots

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Kauffman

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.