The filler Surname
filler Name Meaning and History
- South German: occupational name for a flayer or skinner, from Middle High German viller ‘knacker’, from villen ‘to skin’.
- Possibly a respelling of German Füller, an occupational name for a person whose work involved filling, such as a dauber, or a nickname for a gourmand or glutton.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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