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)

  1. 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

Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.t͡swaf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡swaf
  • Syllabification: Tetz‧laff

Proper noun

Tetzlaff m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Tetzlaff f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Tetzlaff”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022