Zettel Family History
Zettel Name Meaning
South German: metonymic occupational name for a scribe from Middle High German zettel ‘sheet of paper document’. South German: metonymic occupational name perhaps for a weaver from Middle High German zettel(-garn) ‘thread’. German: shortened form of Zettelmeier or Zettelmeyer variants of Settelmeier (see Settlemire ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022