Fleckenstein Family History
Fleckenstein Name Meaning
German: habitational name from a lost place called Fleckenstein in the Vosges mountains. German: occupational name from Middle High German vlecken ‘beat break split’ + stein ‘stone’ probably given to a mason journeyman or builder at an initiation ceremony (of the guild) as split the stone. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flecken ‘stain spot’ (Yiddish flekn) + Stein ‘stone’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022