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Dapifer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'a sewer'; v. Sewer.

Henry Dapifer, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Dapifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'a sewer'; v. Sewer.

Henry Dapifer, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Qui dapes fert. Qui cibos mensae imponit. Literally, a bearer of dainties-a sewer; in old times a principal officer in the households of kings and magnates. This was borne as a second or official surname by several distinguished persons under the Norman kings, especially by the celebrated Eudo Dapifer of Domesd. He was fourth son of Hubert de Rie, and steward of the Conqueror's household. Kelham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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Dabfer771/
Depiver71126/
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