The pfannenstiel Surname

pfannenstiel Name Meaning and History

South German: from Middle High German pfannenstil ‘panhandle’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a pansmith or tinker, or for a cook. Bahlow says the word is also recorded as a field name, which could have given rise to the surname.

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pfannenstiel Family Facts

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Distribution of pfannenstiel Families in the US in 1920

Number of pfannenstiel families

14-26

5-13

1-4

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Francis and Rose Pfannenstiel	Sonya M Fischer	2
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