Schiefer Explained

Schiefer is a German-language surname and a metonymic oiccupational name for a roofer.^{[1] [2]} It may refer to:

• Gernot Schiefer
• Ulrich Schiefer (1952), German rural and development sociologist and anthropologist
• Ulrich W. Schiefer (1958), German graduated engineer
• Waltraud Schiefer (1979), Italian luger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schiefer Surname. 2022-08-09 . forebears.io . Approximately 11,257 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany. Highest density in: Austria..
2. Web site: Schiefer Name Meaning. 2022-08-09 . ancestry.com . German And Jewish (Ashkenazic): Metonymic Occupational Name For A Roofer From Middle High German Schiver ‘Splinter (Stone Or Wood)’ Middle Low German Schiver ‘Slate Shingle’ German Schiefer ‘Slate’. German (Lower Rhine): Variant Of Schaefer ..