#arfenescu surname

• Arfenescu — A rare Romanian surname, occurring as an eponym or patronymic name derived from archaic lexical roots or phonetic modifications of names of Balkan or local origin. In a structural-onomastic sense, it belongs to the category of Romanian family names formed with the patronymic suffix '-escu', indicating filiation or ancestral descent from a clan leader or head of household named Arfen or a similar variant.