Pfeifer

English

Etymology

From the German and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Pfeiffer.

Proper noun

Pfeifer (plural Pfeifers)

1. A surname.
   • 2011 October 1, Zusha Elinson, “A Hand Slap Resounds in Sausalito”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfeifer is the 3533^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10109 individuals. Pfeifer is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Peiffer

German

Etymology

pfeifen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈp͡faɪ̯fɐ/
• Hyphenation: Pfei‧fer

• Audio:

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Noun

Pfeifer m (strong, genitive Pfeifers, plural Pfeifer, feminine Pfeiferin)

1. piper

Declension

Declension of Pfeifer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfeifer	die	Pfeifer
genitive	eines	des	Pfeifers	der	Pfeifer
dative	einem	dem	Pfeifer	den	Pfeifern
accusative	einen	den	Pfeifer	die	Pfeifer

Further reading

• “Pfeifer” in Duden online