Oelfke
is a German surname and a Plattdüütsch (Low German) first name for boys.
Origin and meaning
The name Oelfke, name of farmers from the "Hohe Heidmark" of the administrative district Heidekreis in Lower-Saxony, Germany traces back to Ol, Oel=Adel (nobility), Od=Besitz (property), like Oleff, Oloff, Odulleib, that's the one who has the life in sense of "being inheritor", simply expressed that's the one who owns the inheritance of farmer.[1] The farm's name "Oelfkenhof" in Oerbke is already traced to the "Celler Schatzregister" of 1438.[2]
A descendant of the Oelfke family immigrated to the area of Hamburg, Minnesota where thousands of his descendants now live.
Possible alternatives are Oelfken, Oelke, Oelkers.
May refer to
Oelfke
- Monika Fornaçon, born Oelfke, German football referee
- Heinz Oelfke, German author
Oelfken
- Tami Oelfken (*1888; †1957), German author and schoolreformer
Oelke
- Brigitte Oelke, Swiss musician and actor
Oelkers
- Claire Oelkers, singer of the German rock band Karpatenhund
Sources
- ^ Stuhlmacher, Hans: Die Heidmark. Louis Scheling, Walsrode 1939. Seite 354 (german)
- ^ Celler Schatzregister 1438 (german)
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