# Stauffer

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #64,737

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
South German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun stouf (“stoup”) (related to Proto-West Germanic *staupijan (“to pour out”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stauffer