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Baader Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Some records give Bader; others give Baader. Both point to the same German family name. The name is usually explained as “bathhouse keeper”.

A variant of Bader

The extra “a” in Baader is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Bader and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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