When James J Mederer was born on 26 September 1924, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry A Mederer, was 28 and his mother, Lillian Elizabeth Walsh, was 22. He died on 3 March 1926, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Alois, Ernst, Gerda, Helmut, Horst, Monika, Walther.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tanner or leatherworker, Middle High German lēderære, German Lederer. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
History: The first known immigrant bearing this name, John (Johannes) Lederer, was a traveler and explorer who came to VA from Germany in 1668. He was ill-treated by the inhabitants of VA and fled for his life to MD, where he was naturalized in 1671.
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