Metzner
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Metzner is a German surname, which may have formed from the German word metze, a small dry-measure for grain, or metzjen, the occupational name for a butcher.[1] It is also a habitational name that stems Metz from Lorraine, typically a Jewish name,[2] and from Metzen in Lower Bavaria.[1] The origin of the surname has led to various other related spellings.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur B. Metzner (1927–2006), Canada-born American chemical engineering professor and rheologist
- Carroll Metzner (1919–2008), American politician
- Charles Miller Metzner (1912–2009), American judge
- Ernő Metzner (1892–1953), Hungarian-born film director and production designer
- Franz Metzner (1870–1919), German sculptor
- Helmut Metzner (1925–1999), German plant physiologist
- Karl-Heinz Metzner (1923–1994), German footballer
- Olivier Metzner (1949–2013), French criminal defense lawyer
- Ralph Metzner (1936–2019), German-born American psychologist, writer and researcher
- Sheila Metzner (born 1939), American photographer
See also[edit]
- "Shell-Metzner", incorrectly attributed naming of "Shell sort", a sorting algorithm
- Mertz, an origin-related spelling of Metzner
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hanks, Metzner.
- ^ "Metzner Family Crest". Coat of Arms. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
Sources[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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