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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GAGER

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: occupational name for an assayer, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French ga(u)ge ‘measure’ (see Gage).
2. German: probably a topographic name from Tyrolean Gagen ‘alpine dairy hut’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)