The hoelzer Surname
hoelzer Name Meaning and History
- North German: occupational name for a lumberjack or woodcutter, from Middle High German holz ‘wood’ + -er, agent noun suffix.
- South German (Hölzer): topographic name from Middle High German holz ‘wood’, ‘copse’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Mary (Brewer) Hoelzer Obit |
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| Hoelzer from Oberzell |
digerati777
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| HOELZER, John Valentine |
shariannh
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| Elizabeth Hoelzer |
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| Other ancestor info. request Sandusky, Ohio | Steven Hoelzer | 5 |
| Hoelzer- Sheboygan,Calumet counties, Wisconsin |
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| Lawrence Hoelzer and Mary Ellen Griffith family | Doyle L. Jones | 3 |
| Hoelzer family of Oberzell Hessen Germany / Milltown NJ | Steve Marinaccio | 2 |
| Searching for new information Sandusky Ohio | Steven Hoelzer | 1 |
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