Barthel Family History
Barthel Name Meaning
German (also Bärthel): variant of Bartel . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Germanized form of Sorbian Bartyl: from a vernacular German-influenced (see 1 above) short form of the personal name Bartramuš Sorbian equivalent of Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). Germanized or Americanized form of Polish and Czech Bartel a cognate of 1 and 2 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022