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[Surname] German surnames Buettel & Kofahl
Would like to know the origin of the german surname Buettel, also spelt with the umulet over the u replacing the 1st e. Have read somewhere about it being a beadle, jailer or court messenger. The 2nd surname Kofahl, is it possible from one of the variations of the polish Kowalski, being a blacksmith?Here's 2 to delve into!

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German surnames Buettel & Kofahl  ·  lindso  ·  8/29/2008, 11:06 PM
Re: German surnames Buettel & Kofahl  ·  Marc  ·  8/30/2008, 9:53 AM
Re: German surnames Buettel & Kofahl  ·  Jim Young  ·  8/30/2008, 5:25 AM