Stauffer

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *staupijan →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounStauffer (plural Stauffers)

plural Stauffers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*staupijan“to pour out”
  2. EnglishStauffer

South German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun stouf (“stoup”) (related to Proto-West Germanic *staupijan (“to pour out”)).

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APA

Stauffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stauffer

MLA

“Stauffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stauffer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stauffer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stauffer.

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