Federer is a Swiss surname. According to Sandi Toksvig on the "quills" episode of QI , "Federer" means (in Swiss German) one who works with or trades in quills, which are traditionally made from feathers.[ citation needed ]
Federer may refer to:
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Federer was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles and six year-end championships.
Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Maurer is a German surname, translating in English to "bricklayer" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include:
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player.
Roddick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Urban as a given name or surname may refer to:
Noll is a surname, and may refer to:
The Swiss Indoors is a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
Schmid is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include:
Hartigan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schnyder is used in Switzerland as an alternative form of the more common German surname Schneider (tailor). Immigrants to North America often spelled their name as Snyder.
The name Popp may refer to:
Stich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Moser is a South German topographic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aeschlimann is a Swiss German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Groot is a Dutch surname. Groot means "big" in Dutch and was originally the name for a tall person. The name is most common in the province of North Holland. It may refer to:
Bottini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mathey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Monsignor Urban Federer is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Order of St. Benedict, he is the current Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent. Prior to serving as abbot, Federer was the Prior and Vicar General of Einsielden Abbey and the editor-in-chief of Salve, the abbey's official magazine. In 2017, he was made a Knight of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
The Federer family is an old Swiss family that is part of the bourgeoisie of Berneck, St. Gallen. The family originated in the 5th century and rose to prominence in the Middle Ages, with members holding local government offices under the Prince-Abbots of the Abbey of St. Gallen. Notable members of the family include the retired tennis player Roger Federer, the Catholic priest and writer Heinrich Federer, and the politician Barbara Schmid-Federer.