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dengler Name Meaning and History

German: occupational name for a knife-sharpener, from an agent derivative of Middle High German tengelen ‘to sharpen instruments’ (such as large knives, sickles, and scythes), originally by carefully angled hammer blows (from Old High German tangol ‘hammer’).

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Distribution of dengler Families in the US in 1920
Number of dengler families
 85-167
 29-84
 1-28
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