The Hafer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,989 people carried this name — #8,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,771 in 2000.

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In print

Hafer in American newspapers,
1892.

Newspaper page from The Free Press carrying the name Hafer
The Free Press 1892-02-25
Newspaper page from The Free Press carrying the name Hafer
The Free Press 1892-03-03
Newspaper page from The Free Press carrying the name Hafer
The Free Press 1892-02-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 70,150 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hafer in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

285 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hafer. The most, 83, date from the 1860s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 207
South Australia 28
Victoria 21
Western Australia 12
Queensland 9
Tasmania 4
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hafer.

Who carried it

People named Hafer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ronald Byron Hafer
    Ronald Byron Hafer 1936–1977 · military officer
  • Ernst Hafer 1902–
  • Byron Murrell Hafer 1911–1994
  • John J. Hafer 1932–2019 · politician
  • Dick Hafer 1937–2003 · comics artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hafer,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States531 records

531 records of the Hafer name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 214
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 195
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 46
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James L. Hafer

    Born 1916 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Denver, Colorado, from Los Angeles County, California. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kath Hafer

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 27; servant. From Milwaukee, Switzerland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ivan E. Hafer

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1962; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 531 records for Hafer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany140 records

140 records of the Hafer name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 139
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Robert Hafer

    Born 1885; from Jüterbog. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mathäus Häfer

    Estate settled at Kleinbardorf in 1845; parish priest.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Hafer

    From Hessen, Beckum. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 July 1915 (Foot Guards Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 140 records for Hafer in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France8 records

8 records of the Hafer name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Hafer

    Born 1901 in Paris; died 1983 in Saint-Quentin (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Amanada Hafer

    Born 1931 in Hayange (Moselle); died 1976 in Germany.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Chretien Hafer

    Born 1940 in Hayange; died 1980 in Cocheren (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hafer in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Hafer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Feijeline Hafer

    Married in 1939 in Ten Boer; domestic servant.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Caroline Wilhelmine Gertrud Hafer

    Married in 1940 in Ede.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Else Hafer

    In a population register; born 1909.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Hafer in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Hafer name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anderos Hafer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the King of Algeria, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Christ Hafer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Oscar Vidal, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Hafer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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