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German
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surname and a
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(Plattdüütsch) masculine given name.
Origin and meaning
The name Oelfke, name of farmers from the "Hohe Heidmark" of the administrative district
Heidekreis
Heidekreis ("Heath district") is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.
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Lower-Saxony
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Germany
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traces back to Ol, Oel=Adel (
nobility
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), Od=Besitz (
property
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), 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. The farm's name ''"Oelfkenhof"'' in Oerbke is already traced to the "Celler Schatzregister" of 1438.
[Celler Schatzregister 1438 (German)]
A descendant of the Oelfke family immigrated to the area of Hamburg, Minnesota where thousands of his descendants now live.
Variants
Oelfke
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Heinz Oelfke (born 1934), German author
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Monika Fornaçon, born Oelfke (born 1964), German football referee
Oelfken
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Tami Oelfken (1888–1957), German author and school reformer
Oelke
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Brigitte Oelke
Brigitte Oelke (born c. 25 May 1975 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss singer, actress, and dancer.
Vita
Brigitte Oelke's affection for music started very early in her life. Her mother was the leader of the children's choir at the St. Gallen Stadtthe ...
(born 1975), Swiss musician and actor
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Jürgen Oelke
Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940) is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed four
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(born 1940), German rowing coxswain
Oelkers
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Bryan Oelkers
Bryan Alois Oelkers (born March 11, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri and college at Wichita State. He batted and threw left-handed. He was drafted in the ...
(born 1961), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Claire Oelkers (born 1985), singer of the German rock band
Karpatenhund
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Olga Oelkers (1887–1969), German fencer
References
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Low German given names
Low German surnames
Heidmark