The Metzler Family Name

Metzler is how some branches of the Metzger family came to write their name. Spelled with “l” instead of “g”, Metzler shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Its meaning, shared with Metzger, is “Butcher”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Related forms: Metzinger and Metz.

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