Many thanks, Ingolf. We are going to educate a lot of people with this one. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Ingolf Vogel Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:53 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BRETZ Hello, BRETZ(EL) - person that made Pretzels (Bretzel), i.e. a baker. If the name originates from the north-eastern part of Germany it could also be a shortend form of the Werndish name Pretzlaff. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:31 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BRETZ > BRETZ - May I have a lookup on this German name? Anything to do with wood or lumber? > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237