# Telfer

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'''Telfer''' is a [surname](/source/surname), principally of [Scottish](/source/Scottish_people) origin, deriving from ''{{Lang|fr|Taille-fer}}'' (see: [Taillefer](/source/Taillefer)), the [Old French](/source/Old_French) nickname for a strong man or ferocious warrior (''taille(r)'' meaning 'to cut' and ''fer'' meaning 'iron').<ref>[http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Telfer Telfer], The Internet Surname Database</ref> It is sometimes linked with the surname [Telford](/source/Telford_(surname)), although the two names have distinct and unrelated origins.

Notable people with the surname include:
*[Alexander Telfer-Smollett](/source/Alexander_Telfer-Smollett) (1884–1954), British army officer and politician
*[Bob Telfer](/source/Bob_Telfer), Scottish-Australian soccer player, referee, coach and administrator
*[Charlie Telfer](/source/Charlie_Telfer) (born 1995), Scottish footballer
*[Chris Telfer](/source/Chris_Telfer), American politician and accountant
*[Colin Telfer](/source/Colin_Telfer) (born 1947), Scottish rugby union player
*[David Telfer](/source/David_Telfer) (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
*[Don Telfer](/source/Don_Telfer) (born 1961), Canadian rower
*[Evelyn Telfer](/source/Evelyn_Telfer), Scottish biologist and professor
*[Garry Telfer](/source/Garry_Telfer) (1965–2007), Scottish footballer
*[George Telfer](/source/George_Telfer) (born 1955), English footballer
*[Ian Telfer](/source/Ian_Telfer), Canadian mining executive
*[Jay Telfer](/source/Jay_Telfer) (1947–2009), Canadian musician and songwriter
*[Jim Telfer](/source/Jim_Telfer) (born 1940), Scottish rugby union player and coach
*[John Telfer](/source/John_Telfer) (1873–1938), British auctioneer and philatelist
*[Margaret Alison Telfer](/source/Margaret_Alison_Telfer) (1904–1974), Australian university administrator
*[Matthew Telfer](/source/MLT_(hacktivist)) (born 1994), cybersecurity expert and former cybercriminal
*[Michelle Telfer](/source/Michelle_Telfer) (born 1974), Australian gymnast
*[Nancy Telfer](/source/Nancy_Telfer) (born 1950), Canadian choral conductor, composer and educator
*[Paul Telfer (actor)](/source/Paul_Telfer_(actor)) (born 1979), Scottish actor
*[Paul Telfer (footballer)](/source/Paul_Telfer_(footballer)) (born 1971), Scottish footballer
*[Richard J. Telfer](/source/Richard_J._Telfer), American educator
*[Robert Sutherland Telfer](/source/Robert_Sutherland_Telfer), American actor
*[Ryan Telfer](/source/Ryan_Telfer) (born 1994), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
*[Wendy Frew](/source/Wendy_Frew) (née Telfer, born 1984), New Zealand netball player
*[William Telfer (disambiguation)](/source/William_Telfer_(disambiguation)), multiple people

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