Spanner (family name)
Spanner is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived from the Middle High German word spanner for bale ties and wagon loaders.
Name bearer
- Hans Spanner (1908–1991), Austrian tax and administrative lawyer
- Helmut Spanner (* 1951), German children's book author
- Johannes Spanner (* 1995), Austrian pop singer
- Michael Spanner (? –1742), German Baroque architect
- Rudolf Spanner (1895–1960), German doctor at the Danzig anatomical institute