Origin of surname Tetzlaff

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Origin of surname Tetzlaff
Posted by: Uncle Elmo	Date: June 25, 1999 at 13:23:52
In Reply to: Tetzlaff 1943 Wisconsin by James W. Tetzlaff	of 141

I would be very interested in finding more on the origin of the surname - I fould a very vague reference in a German message in regard all the "slaf"-ending German names:

It appears (and this may be obvious to German-speakers) that it is an appellation to Slavic families who emigrated to Germany from central or southeastern Europe *quite* some time ago.

The message went on to hint that Tetzlaff may have originally been Cjeslav or Tjieslav, from Serbia or Croatia.

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