The mehl Surname
mehl Name Meaning and History
- German: metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, from Middle High German mel ‘flour’. This surname is also established in Denmark and Sweden.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, originally named with Old Norse melr ‘sandbank’, ‘gravel bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Daniel Mehl, born 1770 | Laura | 3 |
| Katharina Benzinger- Mehl |
 dobeyfamily5
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| Mehl Family, Madison Co. IL | Kevin Messer | 2 |
| Johan Mehl Germantown, WI | Kathy | 1 |
| John Mehl (1835-1919) of Alsace, settled in Sharpsville, PA. |
mlnelson01
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dsdean1
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| Death of Mr. Ernst Heinrich Mehl in Germany |
davwayell
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| Christian MEHL married Hedwick Clara GRANSEE abt 1901 |
billgransee
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| Mehls from Imbsheim | Karl E. Mehl | 7 |
| Mehl Family in the Klingenmunster Ev-Luth Church Records late 1700's | Steve Dahl | 2 |
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