Fansler Family History
Fansler Name Meaning
German: nickname for a rogue or joker entertainer (at medieval fairs) from Middle High German vanz of the above meaning (possibly cognate with Latin (in)fans) or alternatively from an altered form of Austrian Pfanzler an occupational name for a baker of Pfan(n)zelten a kind of (yeast)donut.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022