Löffler

Not to be confused with Leffler.

A spoon-carver

Löffler (literally "Spooner") is a German language surname. It is often anglicised as Loeffler. In most cases, the name originates from people who produced and/or traded spoons (German: löffel).[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:

* Anna Seelig-Löffler (born 1944), Swiss chemist
* August Löffler (1822–1866), German painter
* Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935), German-born American composer
* Cullen Loeffler (born 1981), American football player
* Diane Loeffler (1953–2019), American politician from Minnesota
* Douglas Loeffler (born 1932), American politician from Florida
* Emanuel Löffler (1901–1986), Czech gymnast
* Frank Löffler (born 1980), German ski jumper
* Friedrich Loeffler (1852–1915), German bacteriologist
* Gerold Löffler, Swiss bobsledder
* James Loeffler, American historian of modern Jewish history
* Karl Löffler, head of the Jewish Affairs department of the Gestapo in Cologne, Germany during the 1930s and 1940s
* Kelly Loeffler (born 1970), American businesswoman and politician
* Ken Loeffler (1902–1975), American basketball coach
* Leopold Loeffler (1827–1898), Polish painter
* Louis R. Loeffler (1897–1972), American film editor
* Louise Loeffler, Belgian chess master
* Margot Klestil-Löffler (born 1954), Austrian diplomat
* Pete Loeffler (born 1976), American guitarist and singer
* Scot Loeffler (born 1974), American football coach
* Tom Loeffler (born 1946), American politician from Texas
* Wilhelm Löffler (medical doctor) (1887–1972), Swiss physician

## See also

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* Löffler's syndrome
* Loeffler endocarditis
* All pages with titles containing Löffler
* All pages with titles containing Loeffler

## References

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1. ^ Konrad Kunze; Damaris Nübling (eds.). Deutscher Familiennamenatlas – Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen (in German). Vol. 5\. De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-042782-0.
2. ^ "Alte Berufe" (PDF). provinz.bz.it (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2018.[dead link‍]

Surname list

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