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Schiefer

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

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  1. ^ "Schiefer Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-08-09. Approximately 11,257 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany. Highest density in: Austria.
  2. ^ "Schiefer Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09. 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 .