The vogel Surname
vogel Name Meaning and History
- German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a happy person or someone who liked to sing, or a metonymic occupational name for a bird catcher, from Middle High German, Middle Low German vogel ‘bird’. This name is found throughout central Europe, not only in German-speaking lands.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Foygl, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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