Hoelscher

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Hoelscher
Family Name

Meaning "maker of clogs"
Related names Holscher
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Hoelscher is an English language surname derivative, primarily used in the United States. Its origins are from the North German "Hölscher", the occupational name for a maker of clogs (wooden shoes), which in turn comes from the Middle Low German "holsche" (prefix holt- meaning "wood"; suffix -scho meaning "shoe"; with the agent noun suffix "-er"). People with the name Hoelscher or its variants include:

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  • Knud Holscher (born 1930), Danish architect and industrial designer