My wife would be interested in the origin and/or meaning of her father's surname, SCHIFFGEN. Could some kind person help her? Jim PARDEE

Couldn't find the name but it appears to be German and the first element appears to mean "ship". Now, if we could just figure out what the "gen" means! INGOLF!!! HELP!!! Barbara Pardeejim@aol.com wrote: >My wife would be interested in the origin and/or meaning of her father's >surname, SCHIFFGEN. >Could some kind person help her? > >Jim PARDEE > > >============================== >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 > > > >

Hello and good morning, SCHIFFGEN - diminutive form of the name Schiff (= "ship"); name given to a skipper or seaman. The -gen is the West German version of the -chen ending and is particulary common in the Rhineland area. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pardeejim@aol.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 3:17 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] SCHIFFGEN > My wife would be interested in the origin and/or meaning of her father's > surname, SCHIFFGEN. > Could some kind person help her? > > Jim PARDEE