Fleischer Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Fleischer last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Fleischer last name
Meaning of the Fleischer last name: butcher. Fleischer is a trade name for a butcher, from the old German word for "meat". It is the usual butcher's name in eastern and central Germany, especially Saxony, Silesia and Thuringia, and it is also a frequent Jewish surname. A curious detail: German regions used different words for the same trade, so a butcher was a Metzger in the south-west and a Schlachter in the north, while in America the Fleischer brothers created the cartoon star Betty Boop.
Arms associated with the Fleischer name
In German heraldry the eagle was a favourite figure, a sign of strength and loyalty to the empire, part of the world in which Fleischer arms grew.
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Fleischer name FAQ
What does the Fleischer name mean?
Butcher. Common variants include Fleischmann, Fleischhauer, Fleisher.
Where does the Fleischer surname come from?
It originates in Germany, and is also found in the United States, Austria and Poland.
Is there a Fleischer coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Fleischer coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Duden Familiennamen; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).