Distler Family History
Distler Name Meaning
German:: topographic name for someone who lived in a place where thistles grew from German Distel ‘thistle’ (see Distel ) + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant; alternatively an occupational name for a cutter of the weed. in some cases in the north an occupational name for a wainwright or hauler from Middle Low German dissel ‘shaft (of a wagon)’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022