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Shriver

Shriver is a surname from German.

Original GermanSchreiber

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shriver comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Shriver as a surname developed from SCHREIBER.

Shriver’s family of names

In English usage, Shriver as a surname developed from the German form SCHREIBER.

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