Hoelscher
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| Meaning | "maker of clogs" |
| Related names | Holscher |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Hoelscher |
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:
- David Hoelscher (born 1975), American football defensive tackle
- Ulf Hoelscher (born 1943), German violinist
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- Knud Holscher (born 1930), Danish architect and industrial designer

