SUTTERER (German) Variation of SAUTER, occupational name for a shoemaker or cobbler (rarely a tailor), from Middle High German 'suter' (flat line over the -u-), 'siuter', from a Latin word meaning 'to sew'. FELTZ (German) topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground or by a prominent crag. KLEIN (German, Du., Jew. [Ashkenazic]) Nickname for a small man. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara "S. A. Rankin" wrote: > I am interested in the origins of the German names: Sutterer, Feltz, Klein. > Thanks. > Shirley > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library