as a Last Name
- 1,949
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pfau
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German pfā, pfāwe ‘peacock’, modern German Pfau. Compare English Peacock. As a German name this is generally a nickname for a vain strutting person, or in some cases a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a peacock. As a Jewish name, it is generally ornamental.
| 13,412th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,949
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Pfau per capita
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