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Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Other Forms FormsMargraf; Margrave (Americanized)
Meaning & History
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge"). In some cases the title may have been applied as a nickname for someone with overbearing behavior or as a metonymic occupational name for a servant in the household of a margrave.