Shier Family History

Shier Name Meaning

English (Sussex): variant of Shire or Shear .

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a Talmudic teacher, from Yiddish shier ‘lesson of the Talmud’.

Americanized form of German Schier .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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