Steinbrecher
Steinbrecher (from German: Stein "stone" plus Brecher "breaker") is a German language occupational surname for a person who worked in a stone quarry.[1][2][3] Notable people with the name include:
- Alexander Steinbrecher (1910–1982), Austrian composer
- Edwin Charles Steinbrecher (1930–2002), American astrologer
- Hank Steinbrecher (born 1947), American former soccer executive, player, and coach
- Helmut Steinbrecher (1896–unknown), German World War I pilot
- Jon Steinbrecher, American sports official
- Marianne Steinbrecher (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball player
- Michael Steinbrecher (born 1965), German television presenter and journalist
See also
- All pages with titles containing Steinbrecher
References
- Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "Steinbrecher Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
German: occupational name for someone who worked in a stone quarry, from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + an agent derivative of brechen ‘to break’.
- "Flecker Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
Approximately 7,254 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
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