Wühr (family name)

Wühr is a German family name.

meaning

Name of residence with the meaning: 'The man who lives at the weir (mhd. Wuor, wüer) '. The name is mainly represented in Bavaria with a focus on the Regen district.

Variants:

• Wöhr (Boeblingen district)
• Wöhrer (District of Rosenheim)
• Wührer (Freyung-Grafenau district)
• Wuhrer (Zollernalb district)

Name bearer

• Hans Wühr (1891–1982), German art historian and author from Transylvania
• Ludwig Wühr (1907–1998), German actor
• Paul Wühr (1927–2016), German writer
• Sieglinde Wühr , actress
• Wilhelm Wühr (1905–1950), historian