The fetzer Surname
fetzer Name Meaning and History
- occupational name for a ragman, from an agent derivative of Middle High German vetze ‘scrap’, ‘rag’ or vetzen ‘to tear or shred’.
- topographic name for someone who lived in a marshy area, from Swabian Fätsche ‘marsh’.
- altered spelling of Pfetzer, a nickname from Middle High German phetzen ‘to pinch’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Noah Ben and Daisy (Lee) FETZER, Davidson Co TN |
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| Anna Fetzer |
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| FETZER-Nieder Ingelheim,Hesse Darmstadt>Manitowoc,Wisconsin in 1866 | Jim | 1 |
| Lucy Catherine Fetzer | Irene Rose Donofrio | 13 |
| fetzer-tryon | Meg Hutcheson | 1 |
| Mabel M. (nee Fetzer) Westover 1917-1994 |
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| John Fetzer m Catherine Berkheimer |
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| Elizabeth Johanna Fetzer / Springfield, Illinois | William Gand | 0 |
| Fetzer from Wuerttemberg | Martin | 0 |
| looking for information on fetzers in pennsylvania | Melissa Thompson | 1 |
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