Tetzlaff
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
East German surname, from a Germanized form of a Slavic (Pomeranian or Polabian) personal name such as Těšislav, from teš (“to comfort, console”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + sława (“glory”). See also Tesch.
Proper noun
Tetzlaff (plural Tetzlaffs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tetzlaff is the 17419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1620 individuals. Tetzlaff is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tetzlaff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Tetzlaff in Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.t͡swaf/
- Rhymes: -ɛt͡swaf
- Syllabification: Tetz‧laff
Proper noun
Tetzlaff m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Tetzlaff
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Tetzlaff | Tetzlaffowie |
genitive | Tetzlaffa | Tetzlaffów |
dative | Tetzlaffowi | Tetzlaffom |
accusative | Tetzlaffa | Tetzlaffów |
instrumental | Tetzlaffem | Tetzlaffami |
locative | Tetzlaffie | Tetzlaffach |
vocative | Tetzlaffie | Tetzlaffowie |
Proper noun
Tetzlaff f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Tetzlaff”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022