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From: "Katharina Hines" <>
Subject: Re:Wutzke/Dreger
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:33:39 -0500
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From: Delores Stevens<mailto:>
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Have Wutzke/Dreger/Draeger surnames in my family line. I am wondering if anyone knows the meaning of these two names.

Hi Delores,
with Wutzke I can help very much I think is a slavic name

Dräger , Draeger,
in the year 1360 Dregher,
the year 1376 the Dräger
it is an occupation name , dreger, drager Träger = carrier, porter, servant;
Diener=attandant, butler, footman, manservant, server, valet.

"Das große Buch der Familiennamen" Horst Naumann

Katharina Hines


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