Kaufman

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  1. 1
    A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

    "Whether at work or as the protective single mother to her teenage daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), Margaret is a model of calculated control."

  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

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"“Young voter turnout is super important in this election because it is a new wave of voters whose loyalties are up for grabs for either party, Democrat or Republican,” wrote Samuel Kaufman, a Texas high school student, in an email."

Etymology

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

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