Zurfluh
Zurfluh is a Swiss family name .
Origin and meaning
The name Zurfluh is a residence name ; the basic word is the toponym Fluh .
distribution
Occurrence of the surname Zurfluh:
- Germany: Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge.
- Switzerland: Long-established, i.e. with citizenship before 1800, the Zurfluh are exclusively in the canton of Uri, namely in the communities of Altdorf, Attinghausen, Erstfeld, Gurtnellen, Isenthal and Silenen. The citizens of Basel and Lucerne can be traced back to the naturalizations of Urners, which took place after 1800.
Well-known namesake
- Auguste Zurfluh (1870–1930), Swiss guitarist, composer and music publisher
- Kurt Zurfluh (1949–2017), Swiss radio and television presenter
- Werner Zurfluh (1945–2008), Swiss consciousness and lucid dream researcher
See also
- Zurflüh
- von Flüe
- Fluehler
- Whistle
- Flüeler
- Flüeli (family name)
- Feeler
- Supersaxo , a Latinization of auf der Flüe , hist. Uff der Flüe, also from the Fluhe ; see also Supersaxo von der Fluhe and Michel-Supersaxo
Web links
- Map of the relative distribution of the name Zurfluh on verwandt.ch