Tetschner or Tetzschner (the
Anglicized spelling Tetzchner is also used by some) is a
German surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, which means "from Tetschen" (that is, modern
Děčín
Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area.
Administrative parts
D ...
) in northern
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
.
["Fam. Tetzschner / Tetschner," in ''Ahnenforschung''] The surname is mostly found in
Central Europe including
Germany, but also in
Denmark and
Norway.
People
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Michael Tetzschner
Michael Christian von Tetzschner (born 9 February 1954 in Copenhagen, Denmark), commonly known as Michael Tetzschner, is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He is the President of the Nordic Council during 2018.
Tetzschner was Gov ...
, Norwegian conservative politician
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Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Norwegian-Icelandic Internet entrepreneur
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Stephen von Tetzchner, Norwegian child psychologist
References
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German-language surnames