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Scherf
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scherf
English
Etymology
From the en de - surname, reflecting multiple origins:
en gml - and en gmh scherf, a kind of coin, used as a nickname for poor people, from en goh scerf, ultimately from en gem-pro *skrapōną to scratch.Cf. 'Scherf' in Grimm's Dictionary. http://woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/wbgui_py?sigle=DWB&mode=Vernetzung&lemid=GS07009#XGS07009
From de scharf, de scharpf, de scherf eager, rough
Habitational surname from Scherfede in Warburg
Proper noun
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Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Scherf is the 27303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 885 individuals. Scherf is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.
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