Hello, > 1. SHAFFER SCHÄF(F)ER - a shepherd > 2. KUGHN ?, if of German origin possibly an anglisized version of Kuchen, which would be a name given to a (cake) baker > 3. ELWINGER a person from a town/village called Elwingen or Elvingen (e.g. there is one in Luxemburg) > 4. MATTIER I) German : 1) a maker of mats 2) a derivation of the name Matthias/Mathew II) french : also a derivation of Mathew Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "ritacjk" <ritacjk@prodigy.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 4:20 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SHAFFER,KUGHN,ELWINGER,MATTIER > 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