SHAFFER - found SCHAFFER 1. German: A steward or baliff, from "schaffern" (to manage, run). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Variation of SCHÄFER. \ SCHÄFER (German, Jewish) A shepherd. However, it is unlikely that this common surname in Jewish can be given a literal interpretation. It may have been adopted as a reference to God ("The Lord Is My Shepherd"). ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara KUGHN ? ELWINGER ? MATTIER ? ritacjk wrote: >Hello to all, >could some kind soul please >look-up for me, the meaning & origins >of 4 surnames ; > >1. SHAFFER >2. KUGHN >3. ELWINGER >4. MATTIER > >THANKS > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >