Saffer

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Saffer is a German language topographic surname{{Cite web |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/saffer |title=Saffer Surname |accessdate=2020-05-21 |work=forebears.io |quote=Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Germany.}} denoting someone living in a humid lowland (South German saff: "damp depression").{{Cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=saffer |title=Saffer Name Meaning |accessdate=2020-05-21 |work=forebears.io |quote=English (of Norman origin): nickname for a greedy person, from Old French saffre ‘glutton’. South German: topographic name for someone living in a damp depression. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Safir.}} Alternatively it may be a nickname for a greedy person (Old French saffre "glutton") in English-speaking populations or a variant of the Ashkenazic surname Safir (ornamental name from northeastern Yiddish dialect safir "sapphire"). Notable people with that name include:

• Junior Saffer (1918–1982), American basketball player