Kuefer Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kiefer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Kuefer

A Kuefer ancestor may well appear as Kiefer in earlier records. The name is usually explained as “Pine / cooper”.

Kuefer writes “u” in place of the “i” found in Kiefer, a typical scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Küfer, Keefer and Kieffer.

Want more than a summary? See the Kuefer family name pack.