The reitzel Surname
reitzel Name Meaning and History
- from a pet form of a Germanic name, Ragizo, derived from compound names formed with rag- ‘advice’ as the first element, or from a Slavic personal name.
- nickname from Middle High German reiz(z)el ‘bait’ (for fowling).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 39 - Messages: 86
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Heinrich (Henry) father to George Reitzel? |
 smkyld1
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| Jacob Reitzel |
DHaupt9148
| 8 |
| Reitzel of Louisana |
rgr1222
| 0 |
| reitzel/rietzel |
dungeons32
| 1 |
| Letter from Georgi Reitzel in Germany | Catherine Mary Rightsell Collins | 4 |
| On behalf of Georgi Reitzel in Germany | Catherine Mary Rightsell Collins | 2 |
| Georgi Reitzel |
rgr1222
| 0 |
| Reitzel of Western N.Y. and Alsace |
rgr1222
| 0 |
| reitzel/shinabrook |
barbrotz4
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| Polly Reitzel m. Frederick Haug | Darlene Nutt | 1 |
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