Wehrle
Wehrle is originally considered the Swabian-Alemannic short form of the first name Werner . It is the family name of the following people:
- Alois Wehrle (1791–1835), chemist in the field of metallurgy and university professor
- Charly Wehrle (* 1949), German hut manager, mountaineer and author
- Emil Wehrle (1891–1962), German social scientist
- Friedrich Wehrle (* 1952), managing director of the publishing group "Motor Presse Stuttgart"
- Hermann Josef Wehrle (1899–1944), Catholic priest and resistance fighter
- Hugo Wehrle (1847–1919) German violinist, music director, composer and music teacher
- Johann Baptist Wehrle (1791–1857), German master bricklayer, architect and later city architect of Constance
- Josef Wehrle (sculptor) (* 1943), German wood sculptor
- Josef Wehrle (theologian) , German Catholic theologian and university professor
- Kurt Wehrle (administrative lawyer) (1905–1976), German administrative lawyer, police chief and SS-Standartenführer
- Kurt Wehrle (historian) (1938–1994), Swiss historian
- Martin Wehrle (* 1970), German journalist
- Monika Wehrle (actually Monika Anna Mithani, née Wehrle, * 1967), former German singer and guitarist
- Paul Wehrle (painter) (1866–1922), German painter
- Paul Wehrle (medic) (1921-2004), American medic
- Paul Wehrle (musician) (1923–2013), German music teacher
- Paul Wehrle (Bishop) (* 1940), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Freiburg
- Roland Wehrle (soccer player) (* 1927), German soccer player
- Roland Wehrle (manager) (* 1948), German health manager and Carnival official
- Timo Wehrle (* 1996), German soccer player
- Vincent de Paul Wehrle OSB (* 1855 as Johann Baptist Wehrle; † 1941), American religious and first bishop of Bismarck
- Walter Wehrle (1926–2013), Swiss sports journalist
See also:
Web links
- Article in the Badische Zeitung on the origin of the name: https://www.badische-zeitung.de/welche-herkunft-haben-familiennamen-in-suedbaden--93743578.html
- Geographical distribution of the name in Germany: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Wehrle_(Familienname)
- Further information on the name and its frequency: https://de.namespedia.com/details/Wehrle
