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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Americanized spelling of South German Fesenbecker, an occupational nickname for a baker who used mainly spelt or who sold bread full of husks, Middle High German, Middle Low German vese ‘chaff’, ‘husk’, ‘spelt’ + becker ‘baker’.

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